The college completion gap for Black students also shrank as well, to about 10 percentage points. Educational return is greater for Black adults than the national cohort. For example, although homeownership rates did not vary much across education levels for the national population, noticeably higher percentages of Black homeowners had higher education.

In 2018, Gen Zers were less likely than previous generations at the same age to have dropped out of high school and more likely to have enrolled in a two- or four-year college, per Pew Research Center and the US Census Bureau. This increased pursuit of higher education is happening for several reasons. First, Gen Zers are more likely to have a college-educated parent than previous generations.

The big takeaway: Studies have found that corporations in states that advance legislation seeking to restrict rights of LGBTQ+ individuals have a harder time recruiting and retaining staff, with this effect more pronounced on the younger, college-educated professionals that Apple relies on.

Yahyaoui sees Mos’s model as a way to maintain post-college relationships with young adults: “We cater to you in those first years of adulthood, and in the future we’ll grow up with you because you will be getting out of college, having apartments, renting and paying for rent.”. The neobank faces competition for its target demographic, the publication points out.

However, until recently, most colleges didn’t offer a digital option for accessing university mental health services. Digital mental health solutions like Mantra’s could help curb the mental health crisis among students: In general, most teletherapy users have reported no commute, flexible schedules, and easy setup as top benefits of digital mental healthcare.

He is co-author of "Marketing to the Entitled Consumer," and holds degrees from the National University of Ireland, Galway, Trinity College Dublin, and the University of Stirling. Brian Glover is head of product marketing for Adobe Marketo Engage. Brian leads Adobe’s B2B marketing solutions, including Bizible and Adobe’s real-time customer data platform.

A 2020 Harvard Business Review article cited cases where algorithms led to biases— for example, UK college admissions were tied to the past performances of schools the students attended, and Amazon’s recruiting algorithm penalized applicants whose submissions included the word “women’s.”.

The USS is the UK’s largest private pension scheme, provided by staff of UK higher education institutions. More on this: The USS announced its net-zero 2050 target in May last year—and is shifting £5 billion ($6.75 billion) of its global developed markets’ equity allocation to its new climate index to help accomplish this.

Two of the NCAA Division I Power Five conferences (Big Ten and Pac-12) announced that they would postpone all fall college sports as a result of the ongoing pandemic.

eMarketer principal analyst Mark Dolliver, junior analyst Blake Droesch and vice president of content studio Paul Verna discuss if people are falling back in love with their TVs, if online video dating will work, why we can't (yet) trust the internet, brands building goodwill during the pandemic, the un-college movement, what the average person looks like and more.

He is co-author of "Marketing to the Entitled Consumer," and holds degrees from the National University of Ireland, Galway, Trinity College Dublin, and the University of Stirling.

eMarketer analyst Ross Benes, forecasting analyst Eric Haggstrom and principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Nicole Perrin discuss what's next for out-of-home advertising now that the US is sheltering in place. They then talk about college football's TV ad inventory being in jeopardy, TikTok's data collection practices and the social platforms that small businesses are most likely to advertise on.

Last year, Apple expanded its university ID program—which lets students keep a digital version of their college IDs in the wallet—to more universities in Canada and the US. It also enabled support for health insurance cards in Australia and hotel keys at select Hyatt hotels and some Disney passes in the US.

State Farm sent football fans on an augmented-reality treasure hunt across college campuses to find more than 1 million virtual footballs and a chance to win NFTs they could sell.

The Hispanic community is one of the fastest-growing demographics in the US—yet college-educated Latinos are three times more likely to be underbanked than their white counterparts, according to the Federal Reserve. About 10% of Hispanic adults are unbanked, and an additional 22% are underbanked. And there are only 29 Hispanic-owned or Hispanic-led banks in the US.

They will encompass all core and complementary services to create an end-to-end experience, such as homeownership, healthcare, or higher education. For example, although it does not market itself as a super app, banking software provider Blend is creating a fully digital homeownership experience that includes services like mortgages, homeowners insurance, and real estate agent matching.