About 3.8 million new high school graduates are expected to enroll in higher education next fall. The number of former students with some college credits but no credential is, at nearly 38 million ...

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, ...

As the dean of the Hamilton Holt School of Professional Advancement and Graduate Studies at Rollins College, I meet a variety of adult learners returning to finish or obtain a college degree. These ...

Missouri has an ambitious goal -- to ensure 60 percent of Missourians ages 25-64 have a postsecondary credential before 2030. To help it reach that goal, the Missouri Department of Higher Education ...

Editor’s note: This article is part of Teaching the Adult Learner: Practical Strategies for Higher Ed Success, a six-part series exploring how colleges can better support nontraditional students.