By Lisa R. Braverman - EvoLLLution. Most of us who work in colleges and universities in the U.S. believe that we are proficient at understanding and meeting the expectations of our students, when the record shows that we are, to the contrary, often less than successful at it. More...

By Anthony Carnevale - EvoLLLution. Today’s higher education student demographic is significantly different than it was even 20 years ago. As the number of non-traditional students grows, some of the traditional value propositions of higher education—the capacity to develop an educated citizenry and create lifelong contact networks—have taken a back seat to more quantifiable measures of value, future earning potential chief among them. More...

By Dezi Waterhouse - EvoLLLution. Academic success coaching has found its way into university and community college settings over the past decade as a supplement to the regular advising structures that that were previously in place. The main purpose of this “expansion” is to enhance a support system for the needs of today’s postsecondary student. More...

By John Ebersole - EvoLLLution. Post-traditional learners are growing in numbers across the higher education space and are forcing higher education institutions to reconsider their approach to education and to student service. At the root of this change are some fundamental differences between the post-traditional student and the 18- to 22-year-old learner many institutions are more used to serving. More...

By Joanna Young - EvoLLLution. If the past decade has taught higher education leaders anything, it is that they are no longer immune from transformations happening around them. More...

By Paige Francis - EvoLLLution. How can a university’s IT department help to create ROI for students, especially when it comes to improving the student experience. More...

By Melora Sundt - EvoLLLution. As online education grows in popularity and breadth at institutions nationwide, leaders are grappling with a few central issues. First, defining how return on investment (ROI) for online students differs from that of on-campus students and, second, finding ways to ensure online students are getting what they expect from their educational experience. More...

By Richard Novak - EvoLLLution. Students, stakeholders, providers and supporters alike are asking this question across all forms of media. Critics of higher education are louder than ever as they tell stories of student levels of debt that will never be erased by the jobs they attain with their degree. More...

By Tanya Zlateva - EvoLLLution. Today’s non-traditional students are focused on pursuing higher education opportunities that adapt to their schedules and allow them to study as and when they’re able. For many, this means online courses are their only option to pursue the skills, knowledge and perhaps credentials they need. More...

By Stephen Cucchiara - EvoLLLution. Often unrealized by students and sometimes disregarded by contingents of those in academics, co-curricular opportunities are an impactful aspect of the collegiate experience. Higher education continues to shift to online learning modules and full-time online degree programs (automation) in order to meet the demand by students for an affordable degree via attainable measures and the importance of these co-curricular opportunities can be disregarded by university officials. More...