Arizona State has partnered with Amazon to offer free Echo Dot smart speakers to about 1,600 students, most of whom live in the new Tooker House residential hall. More...
Making higher ed mentorship intentional
Instead of hoping that mentorship happens, we have to help both students and our colleagues understand the fundamentals of making these connections. More...
Colleges drive digital textbooks
Developing a successful model for creating an e-textbook program is key to taking digital course materials to the next step of widespread use. Here are three ways to design an e-textbook initiative. More...
More reaction to the Dear Colleague letter’s retraction
The Department of Education is withdrawing the statements of policy and guidance on the Dear Colleague Letter on Sexual Violence (2011), as well as the Questions and Answers on Title IX Sexual Violence (2014). More...
Dear Colleague letter retracted
Colleges are now free to abandon Obama-era guidelines requiring them to use the lowest standard of proof in deciding whether students are responsible for sexual assault. More...
E-textbook programs: Who’s in charge?
One decision to be made in launching or expanding an e-textbook program is whether the office managing it should be on the business or the academic side. More...
Publishers and technology companies on successful e-textbook programs
What is the most important factor in ensuring an e-textbook initiative is successful, and is there anything administrators tend to miss in planning that, if handled better, would result in a more successful program. More...
Military surplus again available to college campus police
Attorney General Jeff Sessions this summer revived the surplus 1033 program, which the Obama Administration had restricted over public concerns about the militarization of police. More...
Reaching college alumni, donors and parents through effective storytelling
Those of us in higher education and in the nonprofit sector know the importance of effective storytelling, yet we often fall prey to telling stories that we want to tell instead of what our audiences desire to read or hear. More...
Providers on common event planning missteps
Event-related providers were asked: “What type of campus event could college administrators do a better job planning?” More...