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20 décembre 2015

Investing in international student enrollment strategies

By Rahul Choudaha. US higher education system enrolled nearly 975,000 international students in 2014-2015. This is an increase of 52% since 2007/08 or 350,000 students more students in seven years. What are the underlying growth patterns and implications for institutional strategies. More...

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20 décembre 2015

The big picture

By James Martin and James E. Samels. For engineers life has become increasingly complicated in the new environment of nanotechnology, lean manufacturing, and rapid product design. More...

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20 décembre 2015

A world without registrars

By Rodney L. Parks. Not long ago a journal published an article criticizing registrars for holding back the tide of innovation and change. While it dawned on me that registrars frequently have to say “no” to change, I have never thought of my fellow registrars or myself as stodgy curmudgeons seeking to restrain the pace of innovation. Quite the contrary—many of us have survived the front lines of ERP implementation and advocated for the electronic resources to move paper processes online. More...

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20 décembre 2015

How we address targeted attacks in progress

By Hernan Londono. It’s a vital and necessary precaution to protect the university’s network from mobile devices that we neither own nor manage. More...

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20 décembre 2015

The true cost of higher education

By Tim Goral. The Real College Debt Crisis: How Student Borrowing Threatens Financial Well-Being and Erodes the American Dream (Praeger, 2015) shows how current aid models contribute to inequality, and discusses a number of promising alternatives. More...

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20 décembre 2015

College’s Syrian refugee program defies politicians

By Stefanie Botelho. As the national debate over sheltering Syrian refugees on American soil heats up, a North Carolina college with a Quaker heritage is providing sanctuary to one family and encouraging others to do the same. More...

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20 décembre 2015

Campus cards upgraded

By Lauren Williams. Campus cards accomplish many tasks—from purchasing meals and vending machine snacks to unlocking dorm rooms and other campus facilities. More...

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20 décembre 2015

Dining providers on meal plan trends and missteps

By Theresa Sullivan Barger. Meal plans are being designed to provide the greatest balance of convenience and value for the meal plan holder. You are seeing the addition of various types of unlimited access plans, meal plans with large balances of declining balance dollars for retail purchases, and ‘upgrade’ options. While having high-quality food offerings will always be the foundation of student satisfaction with a meal plan, it is becoming equally important to provide flexibility in how they can get those items to drive value perception. More...

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20 décembre 2015

WOW News: Thomas Jefferson’s secret chemistry lab

By Lauren Williams. It turned out to have been part of an early science classroom commissioned by university founder Thomas Jefferson. The room, likely sealed in the mid-1800s, survived a fire in 1895 that destroyed much of the building’s interior. More...

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20 décembre 2015

Inside Look: Campus hospitality centers

By Stefanie Botelho. Campus locales used by business guests and travelers—often providing valuable learning experiences for students. More...

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