Submitted by Tim Goral. It would be easy to mistake the Universities at Shady Grove as a flagship public school, with its red-brick buildings and its state-of-the-art labs, library and fitness center. More...

Submitted by Tim Goral. Community colleges charge lower tuition than just about anywhere else. They’re open to everyone. They offer the kind of technical training employers want. And they can serve as an affordable steppingstone to a four-year degree. More...

By James Martin and James E. Samels. This FutureShock is the third in a trilogy of commentaries on the for-profit (private sector) higher education industry and the implications of an increasingly complex and skeptical regulatory environment. In this piece we focus on the emergent, some say irreversible, megatrend turning private sector schools, colleges, and universities into nonprofits and vice versa. More...

By David Seelow. Alternate reality and simulations put a new spin on learning for the gamer generation. More...

By Roberto Santizo. Make sure students know they can afford to make winning investment in higher ed. More...

By Kelly Walsh. The growing availability of custom and commercial software applications allows colleges and universities to transform classroom laboratory experiences into virtual equivalents that offer advantages over their physical precursors. More...

By Marcia Layton Turner. How higher ed uses ePortfolios to promote the work of students and institutions. More...

By Marcia Layton Turner. Portfolio providers: What are some uses for ePortfolios that you believe aren’t as common at colleges as they should be. More...

By Dawn Papandrea. The case for these conversations with prospective students is even more important with internationals. First, there are more of these applicants than ever before. More...

By Dawn Papandrea. Determining the return on investment for virtual admissions interviews involves understanding the resources and when the technology will be used. More...