By John Wilkerson - EvoLLLution. The international student population is getting lots of attention from colleges and universities across the United States. Between 2008 and 2014, international student enrollments at U.S. universities grew 42 percent, despite the recession. These students are largely self-financed and, in 2014, contributed $27 billion to the US economy. More...

By Elisabeth Rees Johnstone - EvoLLLution. Across the higher education space, leaders are searching for ways to reinvent their divisions and to serve new markets. There are few faculties on any campus quite as entrenched in a single industry as faculties of education, colloquially known as Teachers’ College. Traditionally focused on educating K-12 teachers, market shifts are prompting faculty of education leaders to reconsider their mission. More...

By Vickie Cook - EvoLLLution. Teaching online can be demanding. Faculty teaching online often spend their breaks between semesters refining and rethinking their classes. Because online classes can be developed from anywhere, they are developed everywhere—not just on campus. More...

By Jennifer Kalfsbeek - EvoLLLution. Contemporary adult learners are savvy consumers of education. They’ve experienced multiple economic crises, under- and unemployment and they are more prudent in their spending. Unlike many traditional-age students who go to college with undeclared majors unabashedly admitting they are not sure what they want to be when they grow up, mature adult learners seek education that directly leads to rewarding careers with opportunities to enhance their quality of life. More...

By Vas Vasiliadis - EvoLLLution. Information technology (IT) presents new and promising opportunities to stakeholders across the higher education spectrum, regardless of their role. Partnering with vendors to introduce systems that create effective and efficient back-end infrastructures opens up a wide array of benefits for faculty, staff and administrators; the most important of which is the capacity to allow all employees to focus on their main mission and tasks rather than trying to navigate inefficient systems. In the research space, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) IT solutions can transform the way academics work. More...

By Floralba Arbelo-Marrero - EvoLLLution. In today’s higher educational landscape, non-traditional students are increasingly present on both traditional and online campuses, yet as online education has tripled over the past years more and more non-traditional students are opting for an online/blended course load that helps meet their competing demands and obligations. More...

By Michael Horn - EvoLLLution. In 2009, Joe Marani, a resident of Marshfield, Mass., lost his job during the height of the recession. Having only partially completed college, he was left with few options. Like many Americans, Joe made the decision to invest in himself by going back to school. With a passion for art, he enrolled in a 3D Animation and Interactive Media certificate program at Boston University. More...