Spring enrollment steady, just not at all institutions.

by Jaime Adame

Inside Higher Ed

March 29, 2023

Microcredentials boom, employers and hiring platforms fumble.

by Susan D’Agostino

Inside Higher Ed

March 28, 2023

Talk of skills-based hiring is everywhere, but the tech isn’t there yet.

by Elyse Ashburn

Workshift

March 27, 2023

Undergrad degree completion falls for first time in a decade.

by Liam Knox

Inside Higher Ed

March 17, 2023

Microcredentials confuse employers, colleges, and learners.

by Susan D’Agostino

Inside Higher Ed

March 3, 2023

Recognizing workforce not just as an expense but an asset.

by Laura Aka

WorkingNation

March 13, 2023

YouTube-iversity

by Susan D’Agostino

Inside Higher Ed

January 25, 2023

2022
Wallace, P. (2022, October 4). Companies eliminating college-degree requirements increases job competitionFortune.

Timsit, A. (2022, September 28). MIT professors propose a new kind of university for post-COVID eraEdSurge.

Brown, S. (2022, September 14). How the metaverse can end work silos and surface innovationFast Company.

Farber, M. (2022, August 22). A recession-proof job market? Not quiteVox.

Gilchrist, K. (2022, July 7). Can universities pivot to more flexible and modular learning models? University World News.

Ebben, M. (2022, June 14). Facebook seems to be adding video course features for edtech that raises old fearsEdSurge.

Goldsmith, B. (2022, May 31). Work from home can lead to higher productivity, study findsVox.

Redden, E. (2022, May 17). Full-time online MBA enrollment surpasses in-person programs. Inside Higher Ed.

Thompson, A. (2022, May 4). The future of learning is integration with work. Charles Koch Foundation.

Joseph, J. (2022, April 8). Requiring college degrees a sign of a lazy employer. HR Executive.

Flaherty, C. (2022, March 29). Amazon’s employees can go to college free. What’s in it for higher ed? The Chronicle of Higher Education.

The Edge [Newsletter]. (2022, February 23). The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Future U [Podcast]. (2022, February 16). Higher ed 101: The credential cluster. Future U

Zurawski, N. (2021, December 6). No, Google isn’t making college degrees obsolete. Open Campus Media.

2021
Gallagher, S. (2021, December 21). The Still-Evolving Future of University CredentialsEdSurge.

Spitznagel, E. (2021, December 18). Robot Waiters, Rubber Shoes and 7 More Trends Set to Take Over in 2022New York Post.

Gallagher, S. (2021, November 22). The Microlearning Moment in Workplace LearningEdSurge.

Carrasco, M. (2021, November 10). Partnering on Students’ Tech Skills TrainingInside Higher Ed.

Ashburn, E. (2021, October 20). No Longer Just ‘Nice-to-have’—Inside the Demand for Workplace LearningWork Shift.

Gallagher, S. (2021, August 11). It’s Time to Reboot Our Thinking About Adult Learners in a Digitally Transformed WorldEdSurge.

Jung, C. (2021, June 29). Cambridge-Based Online Learning Platform edX To Be Acquired By 2UWBUR.

Young, J.R. (2021, June 29). 2U Buys edX for $800M, In Surprise End to Nonprofit MOOC Provider Started by MIT and HarvardEdSurge.

Baker, S. (2021, June 29). Major Online Players 2U and edX Join Forces in $800 Million DealTimes Higher Ed (subscription required).

Quiroz-Gutierrez, M. (2021, June 7). The Tight Labor Market Has Companies Reconsidering Whether a College Degree Is a MustFortune.

Gallagher, S. and Zanville, H. (2021, March 25). More Employers Are Awarding Credentials. Is A Parallel Higher Education System Emerging? EdSurge.

Petersen, C. (2021, March 22). The Digital Graduate (Podcast)Financial Times (Tech Tonic podcast).

Caballero, A. and Gallagher, S. (2021, March 13). Post-COVID, Universities Must Embrace Work-integrated LearningTimes Higher Education (subscription required).

McKenzie, L. (2021, March 9). ‘MOOCs failed, short courses won’. Inside Higher Ed.

Wan, T. (2021, March 5). Coursera’s IPO Filing Shows Growing Revenue and Loss During a PandemicEdSurge.

Park, J. (2021, February 2). How Unemployed Californians Launched New Careers in a Pandemic With 9 Weeks of TrainingThe Sacramento Bee.

2020
Brown Thompson, C. and Gallagher, S. (2020, December 17). How Experiential Learning Can Improve Educational and Workforce EquityEdSurge.

Gallagher, S. and Palmer, J. (2020, September 29). The Pandemic Pushed Universities Online. The Change Was Long OverdueHarvard Business Review.

Fain, P. (2020, August 27). Alternate Credentials on the RiseInside Higher Ed.

Gallagher, S. (2020, August 12). It’s Time to Digitally Transform Community CollegeEdSurge.

Young, J.R. (2020, August 6). U. of Arizona Bought a For-Profit U. for $1? Actually, the For-Profit Paid Millions to be AcquiredEdSurge.

Marcus, J. (2020, July 10). With a Degree No Longer Enough, Job Candidates are Told to Prove Their Skills in TestsThe Washington Post.

Gallagher, S. (2020, June 19). COVID-19 is Accelerating the Digital Blending of Working and LearningEdSurge.

Krist, J. (2020, May 13). Higher Education and the Future of Skills Development After COVID-19Workday Podcast.

Jonas, M. (2020, April 24). Coronavirus Campus UnrestCommonwealth Magazine.

Young, J.R. (2020, March 27). How a Pandemic Could Change Higher EducationEdSurge.

Purbasari Horton, A. (2020, February 17). Could Micro-Credentials Compete with Traditional Degrees? BBC.

Gallagher, S. (2020, January 30). To Better Serve Adult Learners, Eliminate the Barriers Between Work and LearningEdSurge.

McKenzie, L. (2020, January 24). A New Player in the College Completion MarketInside Higher Ed.

St. Amour, M. (2020, January 17). Crunch Time for CalbrightInside Higher Ed.

Maggioncalda, J. (2020, January 15). 2019 Was a Pivotal Year for the DegreeInside Higher Ed.

2019
Burke, L. (2019, November 20). Who’s Completing Microcredentials? Inside Higher Ed.

Burke, L. (2019, November 7). The Landscape for Master’s-Level EducationInside Higher Ed.

Wiley University Services. (2019, October 10). Are Non-Accredited Providers a Competitive Threat to Colleges and Universities? Not NecessarilyWiley University Services.

Gallagher, S. (2019, September 20). How the Value of Educational Credentials Is and Isn’t ChangingHarvard Business Review.

Craig, R. (2019, September 6). When it Comes to Learning and Development, Don’t Judge Employers By What They Say, But Rather What They MeasureForbes.

Gallagher, S. (2019, August 22). In a Changing Career Landscape, Employers and Workers Need a New Social Contract for RetrainingEdSurge.

McKenzie, L. (2019, August 14). Changing SpacesInside Higher Ed.

Sarwari, K. (2019, July 9). Are Lifelong Learning Savings Accounts the Answer to Bridging the Skills Gap in the Age of Artificial Intelligence? News@Northeastern.

Gallagher, S. (2019, June 24). Talent Analytics, Skills-Based Hiring and the Potential Disruption of the DegreeEdSurge.

Paterson, J. (2019, June 6). More Than Half of Online Learners Want to Change CareersEducation Dive.

Fishman, B. (2019, May 31). Exploring the Future (and Present) of College Credentials With Sean GallagherUniversity of Michigan Academic Innovation.

Young, J.R. (2019, April 16). The Fast-Changing and Competitive World of Grad DegreesEdSurge.

Gallagher, S. (2019, April 8). As Grad Degrees and Credentials Boom, Prestigious Schools are WinningEdSurge.

Gallagher, S. (2019, March 25). Employer Demand Shaping the Future of Microcredential Market: Insights From a National SurveyUnbound: Reinventing Higher Education.

Ziff Soriano, D. (2019, March 13). How Long Does It Take to Get a Master’s Degree? U.S. News & World Report.

Democratic Press Office. (2019, March 7). Don’t Stop Believin’: Committee Report Confirms College is Still Well Worth the Cost. House Committee on Education & Labor.

Young, J.R. (2019, March 7). UMass Will Build a National Online College. But What About Its Previous Online Offshoot? EdSurge.

Gallagher, S. (2019, February 18). A New Era of Microcredentials and Experiential LearningUniversity World News.

Fain, P. (2019, January 16). Takedown of Online EducationInside Higher Ed.

2018

Carapezza, K. (2018, December 20). At MIT, Advanced Training for Community College StudentsWGBH.

Etherington, C. (2018, December 17). Have Online Degrees and Credentials Finally Lost Their Stigma? ELearning Inside.

Fain, P. (2018, December 14). The Degree Rules, For NowInside Higher Ed.

Callahan, M. and Petronio, L. (2018, December 13). Here’s Why Certificates and Microcredentials Will Help You Get Your Next JobNews@Northeastern.

Educacion AZ. (2018, November 26). Cual Es El Futuro De Las Instituciones De Educacion Superior? Educacion AZ.

McKenzie, L. (2018, November 26). Imagining an Apple Store for Online DegreesInside Higher Ed.

Nyren, H. (2018, November 20). How Northeastern University is Connecting Theory and Practice at the Intersection of Higher Ed and Industry. EdTech Times.

Lieberman, M. (2018, November 14). Who’s Taking Nondegree Courses – And Why? Inside Higher Ed.

McKenzie, L. (2018, November 14). In Prime PositionInside Higher Ed.

Young. J.R. (2018, November 9). LinkedIn Opens Its Platform (Slightly)EdSurge.

Gallagher, S. (2018, October 30). The Beginning of a New Era in the Online Degree MarketEdSurge.

McKenzie, L. (2018, October 12). EDX: From Micromasters to Online Master’s DegreesInside Higher Ed.

Selingo, J. (2018, July 27). Just in Time for Whom? Slate.

Johnson, S. (2018, July 18). Tech Training and Apprenticeship Startup Kenzie Academy Raises $4.2MEdSurge.

Gallagher, S. and Van Kleef Conley, N. (2018, June 25). Employer Credentials and Community Colleges: A Look Behind Google’s IT Support Certificate ProgramEdSurge.

Nazerian, T. (2018, June 14). Last Year, Google Entered the Job Search Space. Now, It’s Entered the College Search SpaceEdSurge.

Nazerian, T. (2018, June 8). Facebook’s Latest Higher Ed Push Part of Broader TrendEdSurge.

Young, J.R. (2018, May 28). Walmart Chooses Three Colleges Where Its Employees Can Study for $1 a DayEdSurge.

Gallagher, S. (2018, May 14). The Future of University Credentials: New Developments (Interview) at the Intersection of Higher Education and HiringNew Books Network.

Gallagher, S. (2018, May 7). ‘Talent’ Has Become the New Theme Uniting Education and EmploymentEdSurge.

Greenberg, S. (2018, May 5). Bright Lines Between Traditional Degrees and MicrocredentialsInside Higher Ed.

EdSurge. (2018, May 2). Bain Capital to Buy Penn Foster, a Workforce-Skills Provider that Dates Back to Late 1800sEdSurge.

Malik, S. (2018, March 23). The Future of Work and the Future of Learning are ConvergingIBM Training and Skills Blog.

Coursera. (2018, March 17). Highlights from the 2018 Coursera Partners ConferenceCoursera Blog.

Gallagher, S. (2018, February 14). For Experiential Learning Programs to Thrive, They Must Bridge K-12 and Higher Ed (and the Workforce)EdSurge.

Radionoff, K. and Leuba, M. (2018, January 31). Putting Learners First: The Future of MicrocredentialingThe Evolllution.

Young, J.R. (2018, January 23). In Evolving World of Microcredentials, Students, Colleges and Employers Want Different ThingsEdSurge.

 

2017
Marcus, J. (2017, December 18). Impatient with Universities’ Slow Pace of Change, Employers Go Around ThemThe Hechinger Report.

Gallagher, S. and Leaser, D. (2017, December 6). Convergence of Credentials: How Corporations and Colleges are Teaming to Skill Up the Technology WorkforceEDUCAUSE.

CampusTap. (2017, November 8). Sean Gallagher and Northeastern’s Latest Contribution to Higher Education. CampusTap.

Gallagher, S. (2017, November 6). As Corporate World Moves Toward Curated ‘Microlearning,’ Higher Ed Must Adapt. EdSurge.

Marcus J. (2017, October 24). New Research Questions the Value of Certificates Pushed by Colleges, PolicymakersThe Hechinger Report.

Young, J.R. (2017, October 19). How Kristen Swanson Applies Her Classroom Experience to Lead ‘Professional Learning’ at SlackEdSurge.

Blumenstyk, G. (2017, October 3). Can a 20-Minute Test Tell Employers What a College Degree Cannot? The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Krupnick, M. (2017, August 29). After Decades of Pushing Bachelor’s Degrees, U.S. Needs More TradespeopleThe Hechinger Report.

Gallagher, S. (2017, August 16). How MOOCs are Inspiring the Future of Higher EducationHarvard Education Publishing Voices in Education.

Gallagher, S. (2017, June 22). How Amazon’s Purchase of Whole Foods Highlights the Hybrid, ‘Omnichannel’ Future of Higher EdEdSurge.

Gallagher, S. (2017, May 9). Yes There’s ‘Disruption’ in College Market, But the Bigger Trend is Growth of ‘Enabler’ CompaniesEdSurge.

Callahan, M. (2017, March 17). New Center to Help Bridge Gap Between Higher Ed Models and Employers’ Talent DemandsNews@Northeastern.

Howard, B. (2017, March 14). Weigh the Cost, Benefits of Grad SchoolU.S. News & World Report.

Young, J.R. (2017, March 2). What Colleges Should Know About a Growing ‘Talent Strategy’ Push By CompaniesEdSurge.