By Elisabeth Rees Johnstone - EvoLLLution. In order to successfully scale, every institutional leader must understand the importance of – and have in place – their Purpose, Prospects, Programming and Partnerships levers. More...
One Trend That Will Transform the Higher Education Industry in 2016
By Jo Lobertini - EvoLLLution. As the student demographic nationally continues its dramatic shift from high school graduates to mid-career professionals, personalized learning and credit for prior learning will move from the margins to the core of postsecondary operations. More...
How ‘collaborative learning’ is transforming higher education
At Duke University, business school students use a state-of-the-art “virtual lecture hall” to have conversations with CEOs and fellow students from around the world. More...
Higher education jobs increase indicates healthy economy
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The job market in higher education has shown the largest increase in any one-quarter period since 2012. The market had a 1.25-percent increase, or approximately 24,100 jobs, in the fourth quarter of 2015, according to a HigherEdJobs report published Friday. More...Endowment endurance in higher ed
Higher ed HR group rallies to fight overtime rule
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The proposed rule, announced last June, would expand the maximum threshold for overtime eligibility from $23,660 per year to $50,440 per year, which could grant as many as 5 million more American workers overtime pay. A recent survey conducted by ASAE revealed that the overtime rule is members’ number-one legislative concern. More...Higher ed engineers the future
By Jennifer Wick. With unsafe lead levels in city water systems, injured military veterans in need of smart prosthetics, and a demand for sustainable sources of clean energy, our need for engineers has never been greater. More...Solving the remediation riddle in higher ed
By Matt Zalaznick. Two- and four-year colleges across the nation have plugged the black hole of remediation with a range of programs designed to keep students enrolled while steering them toward greater levels of success. More...Permanent Scarcity and Permanent Crisis
By Joshua Kim. The people who work at colleges and universities now find themselves operating in one of two modes: permanent scarcity or permanent crisis.
Scarcity and crisis are the new higher ed normal. Read more...
Opening Up the 'Black Box' of Higher Ed Finances
Colleges and universities should embrace a new financial model in which campus financial data are linked to student outcomes information and shared much more transparently with key campus constituencies, a new report from the American Council on Education and the TIAA-CREF Institute argues. Read more...