By Nancy Mann Jackson. Today, with increased attention on student success and the long-term effects of unpaid accounts, institutions need to recognize the impact financial services staff have on recruitment and retention. It’s a shift to thinking more about the big picture. More...
College tuition: Past due
How colleges can avoid Title IX pitfalls
By Anne M. Tompkins, A. Joseph Jay III, Colleen D. Kukowski and Alexander Hokenson. While it is laudable that schools have engaged in a national effort to combat sexual assault on campus, they may find their focus has led to ignoring important due process considerations for the accused in the adjudicatory process. More...
SkoolLive offers an on-campus digital admissions ambassador
By UB Custom Publishing. My mom is a school teacher, so school has always been a big part of my life. I’ve always been an “Ad Tech” kind of guy and wanted to help schools improve the technology they use on campus and improve school-to-student communication. More...
San Francisco, San Jose launch free college tuition initiatives
By Stefanie Botelho. Reduced costs, annual budgets, new scholarships and grants at various higher ed institutions. More...
College students and faculty swipe to stay mindful
By Stefanie Botelho. A well-being app encourages students at The University of Texas at Austin to stay in the moment—via the device that often takes them out of it: their phone. More...
Trees—even off college campuses—cut carbon footprints
By Stefanie Botelho. Besides reducing emissions, higher ed institutions can reduce the impact of their carbon footprint in other ways, including getting credit for trees planted. More...
Political winds could shift view of college athletes as employees
By J. Nelson Wilkinson. A January memorandum issued by Richard Griffin, the current general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, has further stoked long-running debate over whether university students should be deemed “employees” who can assert collective bargaining rights under the National Labor Relations Act. More...
The mental health factor in college security
By Ray Bendici. Higher ed struggles to keep pace with growing need for mental health services. More...
Higher ed points of interest - College campuses share sustainability maps
By Ray Bendici. Many institutions shine a spotlight on their sustainability efforts by creating online maps to showcase eco-friendly sites and green activities on campus—areas of interest to both the student body and the general public. More...
Higher ed Core Campus Project at Clemson University
By Ray Bendici. The Core Campus Project—a mixed-use addition to Clemson University—includes student housing, retail and residential dining, and is also a centralized home for the Calhoun Honors College. More...