Blog Articles

This blog post is written by Kristin Woods. The resulting blog post derived from a conversation with Di Hershey, Director of Development, Penn State York. Di Hershey sat in a meeting of her local women’s giving circle and suddenly thought to herself, “Why aren’t we doing something like this with alumnae at Penn State York?” […]

This blog post is written by Katie Ross, Education Director of Liberal Studies at Full Sail University. Emerging technology is often defined as a form of technology that exists, is slowly adapting into our everyday lives, or is on the cusp of development and will be moving into our environments within the next 5-7 years. […]

During our lifetimes, we will likely see high-stakes standardized testing go extinct — definitely in the American higher education ecosystem, and perhaps in K-12, too. The problems with such tests are well documented: race, class, and first-language bias in test questions; inflexibility regarding students’ learning styles; and significant advantages given to students who can afford […]

College costs are high — this is not news. Even with advance planning, it is likely to be one of the largest financial decisions families make in their lives. Student loan debt is high too; currently $1.5 trillion is outstanding. The average cost of tuition and fees can range from about $10,000 to upwards of […]