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 more colleges face the reality of a declining traditional student population, there’s a common belief that adult students are where the growth is. But the reality is more complicated. There are ...

In college, as in life, youth and glamor go together. The top schools on the U.S. News & World Report rankings and similar college lists recruit virtually all of their freshmen right out of high ...

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 ...

Today's growing population of adult learners are fast becoming experts at balancing work, family and a college education. When Post University launched its Advice to Your Former Self Facebook Contest, ...

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) has once again been named to Washington Monthly's "Best Colleges for Adult Learners." SNHU, a repeat top-fifty school, ranked 22nd on the list of 4-year ...

Underserved adult learners will have free access to data science training and career coaching under a new partnership between two organizations that serve the tri-state region, officials announced ...

New Jersey’s Some College No Degree initiative has engaged 280,000 adult learners and driven 13,500 re-enrollments.

The math problem was one of three – and the most complex – on the board that greeted students Monday morning at the Literacy Action Center, a non-profit organization based in Salt Lake City, Utah that ...

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 ...