Learner voices. Practitioner insight. Research that informs what comes next.
Ideas and stories that move higher education forward.
Our publications explore what adults bring to education, what makes progress possible, and how institutions can build more responsive pathways to learning and completion.
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Beyond the Degree
Stories of Adult Learner Comebacks and What aTeach Us
By Matt Bergman & Bridgett Strickler
What does it take to return to college when life has changed the plan?
Fifty adult learners share their stories in their own words, revealing the work, family responsibilities, interrupted plans, and enduring intentions that shape a return to education. Through their experiences, Bergman and Strickler explore identity, belonging, persistence, and completion, and what colleges, employers, and communities can learn from these journeys.
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The Learning Revolution
Ending Knowledge Discrimination in America
By Matt Bergman & Bridgett Strickler
What does it take to return to college when life has changed the plan?
Fifty adult learners share their stories in their own words, revealing the work, family responsibilities, interrupted plans, and enduring intentions that shape a return to education. Through their experiences, Bergman and Strickler explore identity, belonging, persistence, and completion, and what colleges, employers, and communities can learn from these journeys.