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In order for students to succeed, institutions need to succeed. Here are three key areas where higher education institutions could be doing better.

Should community colleges be offering bachelor’s degree? What is their role in educating students?

How can we help first-generation or low-income students actually graduate college? Money is helpful, but coaching makes scholarships much more effective.

Let’s be honest — everyone knows someone who had trouble finding a job in his or her chosen industry following college graduation. Plenty of recent grads have had trouble finding a decent-paying job at all.

Staggering student loan debt, tightening budgets, and concerns over global competitiveness have been in the national spotlight long enough to provoke serious changes in America’s higher education system. Colleges and universities are now dealing with a high level of scrutiny over student outcomes.

Studying abroad will shape you in a number of ways. You will learn things you never would have if you had stayed home. When you are young and unattached, you should travel. Besides, you just might save a bunch of money.

Higher education is a basic right that should not be restricted to the wealthy and should not mire graduates in debt. In the United States, 40 million people owe a combined $1.3 trillion in student loans. Can this nation mirror our neighbors and eliminate the costs of college?

Impact investing allows one to help forward causes they care about, while reaping the benefits of good businesses. Even though this concept has been around for awhile, it is becoming even more prevalent with more resources and accessibility.

How do we teach children today for job’s that don’t exist yet? Suggestions for changing our current educational model.

As more and more colleges are struggling to cut costs, they rely more on part-time or adjunct teachers who are paid a fraction of what a full-time professor would earn. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this deal for the university, instructors and students?