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25 mai 2015

Innovation and Affordability: A College Program for Working Adults

By Anant Agarwal - EvoLLLution. When I started my present position at Loyola University Chicago, I dove into the statistics on our enrollment numbers. I specifically wanted to understand why so many accepted students do not ultimately enroll in classes. I soon discovered that the number one reason accepted students never cross the line to enrollment is that they think (and sometimes just assume) that they cannot afford Loyola. More...

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25 mai 2015

Global Freshman Academy: Creating Access and Overcoming Early MOOC Setbacks

By Anant Agarwal - EvoLLLution. The American labor market is desperate for more degree-holders. Nearly half (48 percent) of American adults have a high school diploma but no postsecondary credential, but enrollment numbers are staying stagnant. According to a recent Lumina poll, conducted by Gallup, 79 percent of Americans do not think higher education is affordable. More...

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25 mai 2015

We Are The Humanities: How Humanities Prepare Non-Trads for the Business World

By Karen Watts - EvoLLLution. Some things just go together, like peanut butter and jelly, milk and cookies, Kirk and Spock, study of the humanities and success in the business world. Yes, you read that right. In the May 2015 issue of Entrepreneur magazine, Editor in Chief Amy C. Cosper shares her thoughts on her degree in Italian art history and her success in business. More...

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25 mai 2015

A Student’s Guide: Three Ways to Accelerate Your Path to a Bachelor’s Degree

By Joy Miller - EvoLLLution. Want to earn your bachelor’s degree in less time? There are a number of shortcuts you might be overlooking that could trim down your time on campus and the costly tuition bill that often comes with pursuing higher education. To help you reach your goals more quickly, let’s dig into three of the best methods for accelerating your path to graduation. More...

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25 mai 2015

Improving Student Success with PLA Portfolios

By Elizabeth Matthews - EvoLLLution. Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) is a pathway allowing students to earn college credit through experience or exam. In this article, I am going to cover one specific type of assessment—the PLA portfolio. Many colleges and universities that serve non-traditional students offer a PLA portfolio option in order to allow students who have valuable work experience relevant to specific college-level courses, obtain college credit for what they know. More...

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25 mai 2015

Creating a Fit to Stand Out: Succeeding in the Non-Traditional Market

By Jeffery Alejandro - EvoLLLution. There are over 4,700 colleges and universities in North America and each one is doing its best to attract non-traditional students. With this being the case, how does a university stand out from all the others? The best way to stand out is to be truly student-centered. Where universities fall short is either remaining true to the “build it and they will come,” “this is how we have always done it,” and “all things to all people” mentalities. Those mentalities take the focus off the students and keep it on the institution. More...

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25 mai 2015

Five Steps to Becoming a Preferred Corporate Training Provider

By John Churchill - EvoLLLution. The corporate education space is immensely promising for colleges and universities, but succeeding in this market requires institutions to take a slightly different approach to programming than they normally do. Success in the corporate training space requires excellence not only in open enrollment courses, but in the customized space as well. More...

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25 mai 2015

Planning For Success: Seven Ways to Address the Challenges of Today’s Adult Learners

By William Sigismond - EvoLLLution. As you are probably aware, the new majority on college campuses is older—over 25 years of age. This group is aware of economic trends and workforce demands, and responded by enrolling in postsecondary institutions, either to complete the degree they started years ago, to pursue a new credential or to explore a new career path. More...

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25 mai 2015

Innovation Critical for Biz School Long-Term Success

By Susan Gilbert - EvoLLLution. Are business schools immune from the forces of disruptive innovation in higher ed?
“Oh, I wish!” said the Business School Dean. More...

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25 mai 2015

Student loans: How Government accounting is binding the hands of policymakers

In a new HEPI pamphlet, The accounting and budgeting of student loans, Andrew McGettigan reveals how the treatment of student loans in the national and departmental accounts is driving policy.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has been wrestling with the multi-billion pound impact of student loans. It was spared emergency cuts to the rest of its budget when new accounting conventions for loans were introduced in 2013/14. But these new conventions incentivise the department to control loan outlay and improve repayments in ways that neither universities nor graduates may welcome. More...

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