Spring semester classes begin Tuesday at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University, despite uncertainty about funding for public higher education. More...
28 janvier 2018
28 janvier 2018
College campus groundbreakings in Maine, New York and California
This two-story, 19,500-square-foot structure, with an anticipated spring 2019 completion, will serve as a business incubator for technology and engineering startups. Spaces will include a 1,900-square-foot teaching lab, a 3D-printing hub, a 850-square-foot machine shop and a 1,200-square-foot computer lab, among other facilities. More...
28 janvier 2018
College procurement leaders play key role in financial prosperity
Several years ago I participated in a UB article called “Spotlight on Procurement.” The focus was on the emerging recognition of procurement as a key strategic contributor to the financial health of a university— rather than simply serving the tactical, back office transaction shop and “compliance cop” roles in which it was historically cast. More...
28 janvier 2018
Colleges that reduce food waste help feed the hungry, save money
About 40 percent of food in the United States today goes uneaten. It’s not just wasted food, but also wasted energy, water and land. And it equals $165 billion each year, the Natural Resources Defense Council says. More...
28 janvier 2018
Using a hybrid approach to attract more professionals
At Temple University’s Fox School of Business, students have a menu of options to choose their own MBA path. More...
28 janvier 2018
Colleges design more effective response to hate and bias
An acute rash of hate crimes on America’s campuses has made it necessary for institutions to refine reporting procedures. More...
28 janvier 2018
Outside the administration: A president’s hobbies
Eventually shifting from sci-fi to fantasy—in part, because he discovered “the writing is generally better”—he has read the works of J.R.R. Tolkien dozens of times. More...
27 janvier 2018
If you thought colleges making the SAT optional would level the playing field, think again
When colleges and universities began to make the SAT an optional part of the admissions process, the hope was that it would expand access to the nation’s most selective institutions to groups that had historically been shut out. The reality is – at least at selective liberal arts colleges – the decision by a growing number of colleges to make the SAT optional does not appear to be the great equalizer that many hoped it would be. More...
27 janvier 2018
DeVos speech shows contempt for the agency she heads
When Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos spoke at the American Enterprise Institute on Jan. 16, she began by emphasizing her role as an outsider. More...
27 janvier 2018
My Identity as Haitian-American Is an Asset, Not a Deficit
Our family is uniquely American with heritage from Haiti, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Ukraine. I am a proud naturalized Haitian-American. My husband is a second generation American of Jewish, Catholic, and Unitarian Universalist faiths. I was raised Baptist. More...
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