Higher education leaders today confront a bevy of criticisms ranging from worsening affordability and persistent socioeconomic disparities to a lack of relevance in the ever-changing economy. Institutions are beset by internal challenges and external pressures. More...
Accreditation, innovation, and transparency in higher education
The Department of Education is engaged currently in a negotiated rule making process regarding accreditation in higher education. The issues under discussion are complex, but the principles undergirding them—and the strategies that policymakers can employ to achieve stronger outcomes for students and taxpayers—are relatively simple. More...
Class of 2019 STEM majors have top salary potential
Bachelor’s degree graduates earning STEM degrees are expected to earn the highest starting salaries from the college class of 2019, according to a new survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). More...
4 insights about higher-ed innovation
Ninety-one percent of all administrators say innovation is a top strategic or academic priority, but just 40 percent say their institution has a dedicated university innovation budget, according to The State of Innovation in Higher Education: A Survey of Academic Administrators, from The Learning House and the Online Learning Consortium (OLC). More...
What role will university libraries play in the future?
Universities are seeking ways to innovate and keep up with the changing expectations of students and faculty, and university libraries are no different. More...
5 major online-learning challenges—and how to solve them, pt. 1
Online learning can be more difficult for instructors as well as students. Not seeing students face to face makes it harder to gauge how they’re responding to the material, and there’s the additional hurdle of mastering the technology. More...
5 major online-learning challenges—and how to solve them, pt. 2
Online learning can be more difficult for instructors as well as students. Between not seeing students face to face to gauge how they’re responding to the material to having students overestimate their self-discipline to succeed in an online learning environment, the challenges can be tricky. More...
Are institutional analytics more important than learning analytics?
Higher-ed leaders are increasingly focused on institutional analytics, despite challenges associated with implementing enterprise-wide programs, according to an Ellucian survey of 200 college presidents, provosts, CFOs, CTOs, and CIOs. More...
9 ways community colleges have embraced innovation
Supporting mobile devices is a top priority among a majority of community colleges surveyed in the Center for Digital Education’s annual Digital Community Colleges Survey, which offers an inside look at community college innovation and technology. More...
Don’t worry, grads–robots aren’t taking your jobs (yet)
The demand for "uniquely human" soft skills is increasing even though tech and automation are replacing some jobs. More...