By Omid Fotuhi - EvoLLLution. While the transition to college is difficult for all students, the lack of social belonging faced by non-traditional minority students can have a lasting negative impact on their academic success. More...
Sanders, Clinton divided over ‘tuition free’ or ‘debt free’
By Chris Potter. Debt, tuition an extremely hot debate between the Democratic candidates. More...
Opinion: Beyond the 4-year degree
By Jeffrey J. Selingo, Los Angeles Times. The assumption that a college education should take four years is baked into American culture. Colleges in the colonial days were founded on the premise of a four-year degree, a concept imported from Europe. Harvard University experimented with a three-year degree when it was founded in 1636, but the test was short-lived, and the four-year degree has been the standard ever since. More...
What do test-optional admissions really look like?
By Bridget McCrea. Institutions at varying levels of test-optional admissions implementation report resounding success across multiple factors. More...
University contemplates 3-year, fully online degree programs
By Sarah Kuta. The University of Colorado is asking its faculty and staff to get creative and develop new, fully online degree programs to launch in the fall of 2018. More...
A 3-part guide to successful maker spaces
By Ronald Bethke. A recent panel hosted by The New Media Consortium detailed a framework for designing maker spaces and maker programs, allocating resources, and supporting making as a quality learning experience. More...
New trend sees evolution of the higher ed hackathon
By Ronald Bethke. First ever interdisciplinary hackathon brings different fields together and creative ideas to life. More...
How a new university collaborative is destroying poor retention rates
By Andrew Barbour. An 11-member alliance is improving retention rates among students by openly sharing solutions and working together on new ways to support at-risk students. More...
8 strategies for successful tech initiatives
By Andrew Barbour. Great tech products are a reflection of the needs and values of the community they serve. These eight strategies can help ensure that new IT tech initiatives get real traction on campus. More...
A new type of student assessment emerges
By Ronald Bethke. A new, open source student assessment focused on developing core skills rather than passing or failing aims to transform the idea of student readiness. More...