Adult & Post-Traditional

A push to serve adult learners has fueled an ambitious effort to add eight degree programs at Athens State University.

Hilbert College, a nonprofit Catholic institution in New York, is purchasing for-profit Valley College, which has four sites in Ohio and West Virginia. That makes for an unusual match.

Wick Sloane’s annual survey of how many student veterans are enrolled at highly selective colleges finds some meaningful progress, yet many institutions still not paying attention to the issue.

James Wright, Dartmouth’s former president, was well-known as an administrator and leader. Wick Sloane celebrates another set of his contributions.

Yes, many Americans question higher ed’s value, but college presidents are answering their questions in innovative and important ways, Eileen L. Strempel and Stephen J. Handel write.

Four University of California campuses are joining forces to boost enrollment by recruiting former UC students who left without completing a degree.

They announce an affiliation today with intention to create a national university system alongside additional partners to be named later.

Colleges need to remove barriers to re-enroll more of the millions of adults who have some college but no degree, Jorge Salas writes.