Under a new proposal by President Ray Cross, the University of Wisconsin would merge the state’s 13 two-year colleges into its system. More...
Found in translation: Higher ed reaches out to international students
As competition for international students intensifies and more first-generation students enroll, there’s no one-size-fits-all method for reaching families in their native languages. More...
College teachers-in-training prep with virtual students
The University of Wyoming now uses an augmented reality platform with a simulated class as part of its teacher education program. More...
Social media: Going beyond English
Reaching students and families with social media posts in their native language is one way higher ed institutions can build engagement and drive traffic to the website. More...
Web content experts on creating multilingual pages
Providing a multilingual web experience conveys that the institution cares about a diverse background of applicants as well as their enrolled student body. From a digital marketing perspective, providing a web interface in the student’s native language will likely increase enrollment by driving overall web conversions. More...
Stackable, flexible and connected options for college students
There are efforts underway to position colleges and universities to recognize “prior learning” in ways that go beyond today’s standard approaches. More...
Higher ed academic fraud investigations: A better way
The traditional university model of an in-house administrative investigation run by some combination of university administrators and professors is a disservice to both the accused and the university. It is arcane and inefficient. More...
The State of Credentialing report by the Lumina Foundation
The Lumina Foundation has been pursuing the goal of recognizing and accepting for-credit microcredentials and learning experiences for several years, through their Connecting Credentials effort and the proposed framework they launched back in 2015. More...
Automating credentials recognition and exchange with Blockchain
The evolving state of credentialing will make room for the emergence of new players, who can hold badges or service blockchains between students, campuses and employers. More...
Coaching grad students who stop out
Officials at Webster University in Missouri noticed a number of graduate students had stopped registering for classes. Recognizing they did not have the staff resources to provide intensive support, they formed a pilot with InsideTrack, a company that partners with colleges to create adaptive coaching options. More...