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Are cannabis programs set to become higher education’s next darling?

University Business

“Legalized cannabis is expected to be an estimated $150 billion industry by 2025,” program manager Stacy Godlewski said in a press statement. “In In addition to Missouri, thousands of jobs are being created across the country, and there is an emerging need for educated employees to support and sustain the industry.”

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This startup trailblazer believes these 5 trends will shape the future of education

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OpenAI mastermind Sam Altman and social media pioneer Jason Citron are just a few A-list investors backing Campus, a completely online community college reimagining the two-year experience for students and faculty. At the K12 level, too, online school alternatives are beginning to percolate.

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Updated educational attainment data show progress and gaps

Confessions of a Community College Dean

But recent findings from a year later show marked—though inequitable—progress toward the foundation’s goal that 60 percent of working-age adults in the country hold a degree or credential by 2025. Some states surpassed the 60 percent goal, including Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Utah. For example, Washington, D.C.,

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12 questions to advance your online ed strategy (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The global market for online degrees and microcredentials is expected to grow to a $117 billion market by 2025. One survey found that seven out of 10 students planned to take at least some courses in a fully online format post-pandemic. The top 10 online-only institutions enroll 20 percent of the online-only students in the U.S.,

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Challenging 'bad' online policies and attitudes

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Barnes and other academic and industry leaders spoke with conviction and passion during the “Online Backlash: Bad Policy Holds Students Back” panel at SXSW EDU. ” The program has been very good for IBM, too, which is why it has invested over $250 million in its apprenticeship programs through 2025, Barnes said.

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Should conferences stay put or relocate? It's complicated.

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” Louisiana’s laws run counter, too, to the values of NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, which is scheduled to hold its 2025 conference in New Orleans, says Kevin Kruger, its president. “This also impacts people in a very real way.” But the group won’t be moving its meeting.

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Australia asks universities to show they merit the title

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The other universities that failed to achieve 50 percent—Bond, Federation and Notre Dame Australia—are due for re-registration in 2024 or 2025. “Right now … an existing university probably wouldn’t voluntarily become a university college, because it might be seen to lose prestige or standing.