Rowers pass the campus of Harvard University as they paddle down the Charles River in Cambridge, Mass. Credit: Charles KrupaAP John Buttrick writes from his Vermont Folk Rocker in his Concord home, ...

If we can align affordability, value, and trust, we can once again make higher education the engine of upward mobility.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Griffin covers postsecondary education and the future of work. A report from the National Conference of State Legislatures' ...

Trump is expanding short-term credential programs through the Workforce Pell grant, while the debate over the value of a ...

Just 18% of American adults without a college degree believe four-year colleges charge a "fair" price — but they still find value in getting a college degree. Those are the findings of a new Lumina ...

Critics often weigh the cost of tuition against the starting salary of a graduate’s first job. But in a world of accelerating ...

It took a while, but Americans have finally figured out the grand scam that has become today’s higher education.

“What if college started working for students on day one — and got them where they wanted to go faster?” That’s the question more families are asking, and frankly, they’re right to ask it. For too ...

Every time I see an article that compares the incomes of high school graduates against college graduates, I cringe. Most people believe college is worth it to be qualified for better-paying jobs. The ...

Fei-Fei Li, founder of the AI startup World Labs, says she now favors fast learners who embrace AI tools over candidates with traditional degrees.

A new Lumina Foundation and Gallup poll surveyed nearly 14,000 people between the ages of 18 and 59 who don't have degrees. The majority of respondents said at least one degree, associate or ...