By Shani Lenore-Jenkins. Many higher education organizations still employ the same cookie-cutter recruitment strategies, but as college enrollment declines, it’s increasingly important to embrace technology. More...
26 novembre 2016
26 novembre 2016
Closing the gap between college career services and employers
By Susan Brennan and Kara Della Croce. College and universities must face a harsh reality: employer expectations of their graduates are changing. As the world becomes more complex, so do employer demands. It’s not enough for candidates to have the professional or technical skills needed for a particular job. More...
26 novembre 2016
Power in numbers in higher ed OER development
By Matt Zalaznick. Considering that textbooks can account for 25 percent of a community college student’s degree, some institutions have banded together to develop more open educational resources. More...
26 novembre 2016
Colleges still struggle with Title IX compliance
By Ray Bendici. More than 40 years after it was established, Title IX continues to pose compliance challenges for higher education institutions struggling with sexual assault investigations. More...
26 novembre 2016
DOE issues new regulations to protect student borrowers
By Ray Bendici. Recent regulations from the Department of Education improve protection for student borrowers targeted by misleading or predatory practices, and establish a clear path for loan forgiveness in instances of institutional fraud or misconduct—an issue financial aid experts say will impact both for-profits and nonprofits. More...
26 novembre 2016
Food Franchise 101 on campus
By Ray Bendici. After years of working with multiple food service vendors and local restaurants, Carnegie Mellon University brought fast-casual bakery chain Au Bon Pain to campus. The school’s first experience with a national restaurant franchise, it was a 12-month process from the brainstorming phase to opening the doors to hungry students. More...
26 novembre 2016
Feeding campus—sustainabily—from a container
By Tim Goral. Designed by the company Freight Farms, the hydroponic lettuce farm inside a shipping container at Stony Brook University in New York uses 90 percent less water than traditional growing methods to provide an acre’s worth of leafy greens to campus dining halls. More...
26 novembre 2016
Putting data to work in higher ed
By Tim Goral. Data can be a beautiful thing. It can reveal patterns, failures and sometimes, surprises—as long as the measurements are consistent. At Prince George’s Community College that wasn’t the case. Each class was measuring different things, so campus leaders couldn’t quite see the big picture. More...
26 novembre 2016
Five metrics to power your value proposition
By Jim Scannell. As demographic, economic and market volatility continue to challenge higher ed’s ability to enroll a sufficient number of students able to take advantage of the educational opportunities available, understanding and advancing your institution’s value proposition should be at the top of the to-do agenda. More...
26 novembre 2016
Faith-friendly "great books" colleges
By James Martin and James E. Samels. Higher education historians often trace the modern growth and democratization of American higher learning to federal student financial aid – providing a system of higher education financing that has opened the doors of college and university campuses to students and families who would otherwise be unable to afford the spiraling costs of college tuition. More...
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