Texas A&M University-San Antonio (A&M-SA) has become the first university in the world to deploy an Indoor Positioning Solution across its entire campus for the purpose of providing the safest possible environment. More...
UW-Stevens Point faculty call for removal of university's leadership
More than 100 current and retired UW-Stevens Point faculty and staff called Thursday for the removal of the university’s top leadership in the wake of a proposal that would eliminate six academic majors and lay off faculty to reduce the university’s roughly $8 million deficit. More...
NEC keeps growing, moves into Main Street space
New England College is moving into a pizza joint, also known as one of the town’s landmark businesses in an historic Main Street building. More...
How Lanier Tech’s new conference center will benefit Hall County
Smaller groups are breaking in Lanier Technical College’s new 40,000-square-foot conference center, which sits atop a hill overlooking the equally new campus off Ga. 365 in North Hall. More...
The importance of mentorships in higher education
We are proud “firsts” – as we have been frequently in both our personal and professional lives. Each of us is in our second university presidency, and each time we’ve ascended to the executive role, we’ve been the first African-American leader to do so at our predominantly White institutions. More...
Needed update to campus sexual-harassment policy goes too far
Obama-era federal guidelines for responding to sexual harassment and assault on college and K-12 campuses clearly needed an update, but the policy proposed this month by U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos should not be adopted as drafted. More...
New school at NJIT aligns with tech workforce needs
There is an abundant demand for employees who have a background in manufacturing, fabrication, maintenance, process control, instrumentation and service that enables them to focus on the practical applications of engineered products and processes across an array of industries. More...
Assistant director of admission/director of enrollment
Reporting to the executive director, the assistant director of admission/director of enrollment will be responsible for recruiting, enrolling, and building a talented, diverse, and global base of prospective students for the Williams-Mystic semester study-away program. More...
Takeaways from a five-year non-residential single mother support program
A new study by the Program Evaluation & Research Group (PERG), funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, reports on adaptations and implications of the shift to a non-residential approach in Jeremiah Program Boston, an anti-poverty organization serving low-income college-going single mothers and their children. More...
Why it's important to make Christian education accessible
Recently The New York Times noted that higher education in the United States increasingly is leaving behind working families, as institutions aim for elite status. Many campuses now have more students from families who earn $635,000 per year or more (the top 1 percent) than they do from families who earn $65,000 per year or less. More...