For busy adults juggling careers, families and full lives, going back to school has often meant fitting into a system that ...

The traditional enrollment funnel was never built for the complexities of adult life. Designed around the steady rhythm of high school seniors preparing for college, it falters when applied to ...

Andragogy, a term initially coined by the German educator Alexander Kapp in 1833, was later popularized by American educator Malcolm Knowles. It signifies a shift in educational methods and practices, ...

One of the looming concerns of higher education is the demographic cliff: the number of traditional college-aged students is set to peak in 2025 and then decline dramatically over the next several ...

A new limited series of The Key, Voices of Student Success, features Student Success reporter Ashley Mowreader speaking with Mike Krause from the John M. Belk Endowment and Ashley Flood from Purdue ...

First-time college enrollment among adults declined nearly 16 percent in fall 2025, ending a four-year streak of post-pandemic growth. The decline comes as colleges and universities are already facing ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y., Oct. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ProLiteracy, a nonprofit organization leading the charge to advance adult literacy in the US and throughout the world, shares new research in the ...

Adult learners constitute a growing and diverse segment of higher education, characterised by varied life experiences, responsibilities and motivations. Engagement among this group hinges on the ...