7 décembre 2014

By Mark Rowh. Higher ed’s reliance on adjunct faculty, hardly a secret anymore, has gotten much scrutiny in the past few years. Institutions of all types benefit from the fact that adjuncts—provided they don’t become eligible for health benefits by working more than 30 hours a week—can be employed for a fraction of the investment needed for full-time faculty. More...

By Dawn Papandrea. Six steps to engaging the whole campus community in developing a new brand—and avoiding disengagement over disagreements. More...

By Stefanie Botelho. The contemporary campus recreation center has graduated from yesterday’s dingy weight room. In fact, at many institutions, the rec center serves as a multipurpose space, hosting celebrations on special occasions and promoting student wellness in body and mind throughout the semester. More...

By James Martin and James E. Samels. There are few economic challenges that move the dial in America quite like the skyrocketing costs of higher ed. From early morning pundits to late night talk shows the student and family debt burden issue is clear and ever present. More...

By Tim Goral. Focus on academic and extracurricular achievements may come at the expense of individualism and independent thinking. More...

By Stefanie Botelho. Three New York schools have eliminated or altered questions pertaining to applicants’ criminal histories. In an era where many campus security efforts are being amplified, some schools are relaxing certain policies around prospective students’ criminal backgrounds. More...

By Ioanna Opidee. Managing course scheduling involves more than just cracking a complex logistical code each semester. It’s also a potential bane or boon to the operating budget.
Course scheduling is tied integrally to two of an institution’s most expensive resources—facilities and faculty. An inefficiently-managed schedule featuring too many under-enrolled classes can lead to wasted space and unnecessary spending on instructional costs. More...

By Carol Patton. Each year, the University of Nebraska, Omaha, hires several hundred new administrative or office service workers, says Cecil Hicks, who himself was hired in May as the school’s HR director. More...

By Tim Goral. Beginning in 2016, when prospective students to the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Ind.) submit their SAT scores and transcripts, they’ll be asked to take a personality quiz to help the school determine who has the right stuff to succeed. More...

By Bill Berg. The often-used businesses term “right-sizing” has in recent years become common in higher education. Though sometimes used as a euphemism for “downsizing,” it more rightly refers to an effort to optimize enrollment, human resources, programs and facilities—in other words, fixed costs. More...