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Applying an entrepreneurial mindset to your career

Have you noticed an increase in higher education administrative positions focused on innovation and strategy? In the past few years, there has been significant job growth in these types of roles in higher education —…


Washington Watch: Education committees announce WIOA deal

Staffers for the House and Senate education committees have announced that months of negotiations have produced an agreement on legislation to reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Staff members for the House Committee…



Advocacy quick hits: 2025-26 FAFSA opens to all students

The U.S. Education Department (ED) announced on Thursday the official release of the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA) to all students and families. After completing four rounds of beta testing, the form…


Investing in the next generation of leaders

In a recent report from the Center for Creative Leadership, they outlined the top challenges faced by more than 48,000 leaders at various levels in more than 7,000 organizations. The report specifically focused on any…


Washington Watch: Court nixes overtime rule increases

In what will be a relief to many community college officials, a federal judge in the Eastern District Court of Texas on Friday ruled to strike down the Biden administration’s Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime final rule….




Washington Watch: Congress may move on WIOA this year

Congress will return to Washington on November 12 for its post-election “lame-duck” session. Several “must-dos” are on its agenda, including fiscal year 2025 funding and the National Defense Authorization Act, but the lame-duck session also…


Advocacy quick hits: ED sends revised GE/FVT Completers Lists

The U.S. Education Department this week began sending colleges revised Gainful Employment and Financial Value Transparency (GE/FVT) Completers Lists, which will be used to calculate debt-to-earnings (D/E) and earnings premium (EP) measures that will factor…