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- 1Banking Group Head Urges Transparency on College Costs●ICYMI: CBA President and CEO Lindsey Johnson Calls for Greater Transparency, Data Reporting Around College Costs and Outcomes
Lindsey Johnson, president and CEO of the Consumer Bankers Association, is calling for greater transparency and data reporting around college costs and student outcomes. The statement urges colleges to disclose clearer information on what students pay and the results they achieve, a debate that touches directly on student lending and higher education accountability.
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Times Higher Education has announced the results of its World University Rankings 2027. The annual league table compares thousands of universities worldwide on measures including teaching, research, citations, international outlook and industry income, and is closely watched by institutions, students and governments. Universities that rise or fall sharply typically draw attention from academics and higher education commentators as the rankings influence reputations and recruitment.
- 3Higher education was never built for nontraditional students●Higher education was never built for nontraditional students like me
A Washington Post opinion piece argues that American higher education was designed around traditional students who enroll straight from high school and study full-time, leaving older, working, and parenting students underserved. The author, describing their own experience as a nontraditional student, contends that scheduling, costs, and support structures still fail those who come to college later in life, and calls for institutions to rethink how they serve them.