Executive Director Julie Peller appeared on WRAL News to discuss how institutions and policymakers can best support today’s students as they return to college this fall. Watch the interview here.

Executive Director Julie Peller appeared on NPR’s Marketplace to discuss Texas A&M’s $100 million scholarship fund to address diversity on its campuses. Hear the interview here.

“While the big-name colleges still enroll plenty of stereotypical students, the institutions that serve the bulk of students have seen changes. The numbers are clear: 37 percent of today’s students are older than 25, according to information collected by Higher Learning Advocates. Almost two-thirds, 64 percent, work while in college. Anot...

Executive Director Julie Peller commented on how the coronavirus pandemic has led to a particularly difficult situation for student parents, who have been forced to juggle their jobs, classes, and child care. Read the story here.

A letter to Congress, spearheaded by Higher Learning Advocates and signed by 51 partner organizations, urging policymakers to ensure students’ basic needs are met and to allow emergency funds to cover them, was highlighted in Forbes. Read the full piece here.

After Michael Bloomberg released his higher education plan, Julie Peller, executive director of Higher Learning Advocates, commented on the plan’s recognition “that the demographics and needs of learners today have changed,” and commended it for including a focus on completion and earning outcomes for low-income students. Read the...

Deputy Executive Director Emily Bouck West argues in Diverse Issues in Higher Education that holding institutions accountable on a program-level basis can show that there are vast differences in student outcomes between programs within an institution. Read the entire article here.

Higher Learning Advocates Executive Director Julie Peller argues that competency-based education (CBE) requires a unique approach in Education Dive. Read the entire article here.