By Meris Stansbury. Recent large-scale studies in 2016 have yielded surprising findings on how students feel about a number of trendy higher education projects and implementations, ranging from how they feel about the many components of online learning to the technology offered on campus overall. More...
Four things you should know about the adjunct faculty labor movement
By Greg M. Smith. At least 35 private colleges and universities have seen their adjunct faculty unionize between the 2013-2014 and the 2015-2016 academic years. More...
Moving college to the cloud
By Greg M. Smith. As colleges and universities look for ways to deliver more online services to students and faculty, they also want the best performance from their IT investments. For many, that means moving to the cloud. More...
Higher education’s vulnerability to cyber attacks
By Charles E. Harris and Laura R. Hammargren. Recent highly publicized cyber attacks have spurred a growing public awareness of the risk that sensitive personal information might be accessed by unauthorized third parties. More...
Writing to learn: Instilling college ready writing skills
By James Martin and James E. Samels. Today, the mastery of writing is critical for success in school, college, and in the vocational, business, and professional workplace. More...
Rebutting the college rankings
By Thomas J. Botzman. My institution, Misericordia University in Pennsylvania, received a solid, but uninspiring B- on Forbes "America’s Top Colleges 2016." After reviewing the criteria, though, it appears our letter grade represents who we aspire to be as it fits our long-held mission of serving first-generation students and others in need. More...
Four lessons from the Stanford sexual assault case
By Anne Tompkins, Joseph Jay and Colleen Kukowski. The day after her attacker was sentenced to six months in county jail, the woman who was violently sexually assaulted by former Stanford University student Brock Turner provided her victim impact statement to the online site Buzzfeed for publication (http://UBmag.me/bf). More...
Entrepreneurial latitude empowers and engages students
By Stephen Monteros. La Verne University’s Wilson Library wanted to develop a digital display to make students aware of library resources, as well as post information on school clubs and community events. More...
Higher ed gains prominence in presidential race
By Matt Zalaznick. Free tuition anchors Hillary Clinton's higher ed platform while Donald Trump wants banks to handle student loans. In a survey, UB readers showed little enthusiasm for either proposal. More...
Students or employees? Unionizing assistants
By Stefanie Botelho. Leaders at private colleges concerned about the National Labor Relations Board’s ruling allowing Columbia University teaching and research assistants to unionize can look to their peers at public universities to prepare for coming changes. More...