To help dispel the perception that majoring in the humanities is a career killer, the bellwether liberal arts funder is standing up an initiative to provide paid internships for students in those fields.
Read MoreFor generations, higher ed funders provided billions in restricted support to mostly affluent institutions with which they had personal or professional relationships. MacKenzie Scott threw out the rule book in a matter of months.
Read MorePre-pandemic, funders continually passed over community colleges, despite the fact that they boosted economic mobility at a far higher rate than four-year institutions. With a nine-figure gift, a Pritzker heir is looking to change that.
Read MoreCommunity colleges are seeing a boost in enrollment as students delay or opt out of university life—but they’re also bracing for public funding cuts. A nonprofit financial advisor says it’s time they start raising endowments. Here’s how.
Read MoreLogic suggests that funders should find a lot to like in community colleges, which boost mobility at a higher rate than their elite peers. Three recent gifts underscore growing support for these historically overlooked institutions.
Read MoreCommunity colleges continue to lag on fundraising despite boosting economic mobility at a far greater rate than elite schools. But some of these schools, like Cerritos College in L.A., are upping their development game with strong results.
Read MoreWhile higher ed grantmakers have prioritized supporting low-income college students over the past few years, a new study underscores the true breadth of their commitment to expanding access and college completion.
Read MoreA few years back, the Irvine Foundation reorganized itself to empower California's low-income workers. The latest part of this work aims to rev up a key engine of economic mobility, California’s community colleges, as well as the California State University system.
Read MoreOne of the most vexing issues in higher ed philanthropy right now is how community colleges struggle to raise money. What will it take for donors to give these affordable, diverse, and critically underfunded engines of economic mobility a second look?
Read MoreFewer than half of all students who start community college finish. In Mississippi, the Woodward Hines Education Foundation sees honor societies as one key to changing that. It’s also connecting schools in the state to a national community college network.
Read MoreCommunity colleges serve almost half of the country's college students yet receive a shockingly small percentage of philanthropic support. A growing body of research on how these students can go on to succeed at elite institutions hopes to change the narrative.
Read MoreAchieving the Dream is the top national organization working to help community college students succeed. With the help of a local foundation, it's expanding its efforts to Mississippi.
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