James M. Danko, president of Butler University, spent two decades in the business world before going into higher education. In a recent conversation with The Chronicle, he talked about how higher education could be entrepreneurial, innovative, open to change, and better at conveying the value of its "product" to students and parents.

Editor Kevin Kuzma leads the first in a four-part series of interviews with Alex Tabarrok, associate professor of economics at George Mason University. Alex talks with Kevin about the shortage of Americans pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

More than 40 million people are unemployed in developed economies alone. Here we explore the underlying causes of the jobs crisis and some of the ways business, government, and Higher Education can cooperate to create the millions of jobs that are needed.

Executive Director of National Commission on College and University Board Governance Jane Wellman discusses whether the higher education business model is broken and, if so, how it can be changed. Issues include seeking new sources of revenue, cross subsidizing programs, and rising costs, among others.

President of Kalamazoo College, Eileen Wilson Oyelaran, articulates some of the most-pressing challenges facing higher education today, including state, national, and institutional economic difficulties; public policy demands; demographic changes; and technology. The right response to these challenges for one institution might not be the right response for another.

Americans owe $1 trillion in student loan debt. How did that happen, and what's the impact on the nation's economy?  PBS delivers this brief report on the rise of student loan debt and the questions being raised because of the problem. 

Editor Kevin Kuzma leads the third in a four-part series of interviews with George Boggs, President and CEO Emeritus of the American Association of Community Colleges and Superintendent President Emeritus of Palomar College. George talks with Kevin about the new and exciting changes at community colleges across the country. 

George Boggs, President and CEO Emeritus of the American Association of Community Colleges, visits with Career College Central about whether or not colleges and universities need to do a better job of advising students on the programs they take.

Editor Kevin Kuzma leads the second in a four-part series of interviews with George Boggs, President and CEO Emeritus of the American Association of Community Colleges and Superintendent President Emeritus of Palomar College. George talks with Kevin about the differences between the various sectors of higher education. 

Higher education in the U.S. has a problem: More students are getting into college, but they're not finishing. One community college in Maryland has developed a program aimed at getting students to graduation day. This video is embedded from the Wall Street Journal site.

Higher Education's Lost Generation 

Editor Kevin Kuzma leads the first in a four-part series of interviews with George Boggs, President and CEO Emeritus of the American Association of Community Colleges and Superintendent President Emeritus of Palomar College. George talks with Kevin about the “Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count” initiative, and its impact on community colleges.

What are the consequences and policy ramifications — social, fiscal, and otherwise — of the US government shutdown of 2013?  Aspen Institute College Excellence Program Director Josh Wyner explains the challenges the US education system faces during a time when the education sector is rapidly changing.

The Times Higher Education published the world university rankings for 2013 and discuss how the rankings are used by different stakeholders and why certain countries are rising in the rankings while others have fallen.  The world rankings are discussed as an important report because of the correlation between higher education and economic development and are one indicator of how well countries are performing in preparing students for the Knowledge Economy.

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Editor Kevin Kevin presents the final video in a four-part series of interviews with Diana Oblinger, President and CEO of EDUCAUSE. Diana talks with Kevin about the future of education and how innovation will change how we educate.

Editor Kevin Kevin presents the third video in a four-part series of interviews with Diana Oblinger, President and CEO of EDUCAUSE. Diana talks with Kevin about our education system and whether or not it's open for change. 

California's Lt. Govornor Gavin Newsom and Udacity's Sebastian Thrun discuss the future of higher education at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2013.

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Chip Cutter, Editor for LinkedIn Today, spoke with Gavin Newsom,  Lieutenant Governor of California, at TechCrunch Disrupt SF about how technology can help fix broken education systems in the US.  

In his weekly address published in late August, President Obama notes that while college education has never been more important, it has also never been more expensive, which is why he proposed major new reforms to make college more affordable for middle class families and those fighting to get into the middle class.

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Editor Kevin Kevin presents the second video in a four-part series of interviews with Diana Oblinger, President and CEO of EDUCAUSE.  Diana talks with Kevin about the nuances of the net generation and how these students prefer to learn. 

Career College Central Editor, Kevin Kuzma, leads the first in a four-part series of interviews with Diana Oblinger, President and CEO of EDUCAUSE.  Diana talks with Kevin about the next generation of learners and how education has changed over the last several decades.