Since 2014, the UNCF/Koch Scholars Program (UKSP) has awarded thousands of scholarships to first generation, low-income Black students who have a passion for developing an entrepreneurial mindset and applying it to all aspects of life. But helping individuals is not what most impresses UNCF’s president and CEO Dr. Michael Lomax about the program. For Lomax, the biggest upside is UKSP’s focus on enriching communities, not just individuals.
Bill of Rights Institute and OpenStax have launched Life, Liberty, & the Pursuit of Happiness, a new digital textbook that will be available online and free to all teachers, school districts, and high school, dual-enrolled, and early college students.
Samantha Moore-Berg found that left- and right-leaning Americans’ views are, in fact, often more alike than they realize. But the more they feel the other side is hostile and dismissive toward them, the wider they believe the gaps between their positions to be.
Colleges and universities have been among the organizations most affected by the unprecedented disruptions introduced by our country’s response to COVID-19. As a result, the rapid transition to online platforms and distance learning has revealed important challenges and opportunities for faculty, administrators, and learners. We are encouraged by the results of a recent survey conducted by College Pulse and supported by the Charles Koch Foundation, which show that students are eager to see what the future holds for online learning.Â
A new study released by the Center for Advancing Opportunity (CAO) at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund illustrates that an individual’s belief in their own abilities and potential are tied closely to access to education, training opportunities, and community support.
How Cornell professor Stephen Yale-Loehr wants to attract the best job candidates from around the world.
A partnership between leading training and education providers, employers, technology developers, and job readiness nonprofits, the SkillUp Coalition aims to connect millions of Americans to new skills that help them secure in-demand jobs with promising career paths.
In the face of COVID-19 — and with $100,000 in philanthropic support from the Charles Koch Foundation — Rivet announced Pay It Forward, a new program that allows students to enroll and pay no tuition during the course of their studies.
Stephen Yale-Loehr, a law professor at Cornell and a Charles Koch Foundation (CKF) grantee, commented on the DACA decision in several news outlets, including on National Public Radio (NPR), and in The Associated Press, The New York Times and Chicago Tribune.
The Charles Koch Foundation (CKF) and College Pulse have released the results of a new survey showing that while college students were somewhat underwhelmed with higher education’s rapid transition to online learning, they are optimistic that online learning will improve in the future.
