When it comes to a student’s priorities, knowing the locations of classrooms and dining halls outweighs finding the blue emergency boxes installed around campus, and downloading ride-share and meal delivery apps ranks higher than accessing safety apps. More...
Higher ed management council asks ‘What’s going on in your area that we should know about?’
When it comes to risk management, a key fear is being blindsided by exposure we didn’t even know we had. At Meredith College, we have addressed many risks through the establishment of an administrative management council, composed of the direct reports of the vice presidents. More...
Colleges serve up culinary medicine courses
More than 40 medical schools have added culinary medicine programs to the menu to help students better understand how to combat obesity, diabetes and other chronic diseases. More...
Colleges develop faculty evaluation equations
Measuring faculty effectiveness has never been a perfect science—and it has always held potential for contention among instructors and administrators. More...
Is higher ed ready for smart video?
There is nothing very “smart” about my video collection. I have the expected classics that any film minor would have acquired, dusted and ready to stream at a moment’s notice. More...
Colleges train to reverse opioid overdoses
The drug that reverses opioid overdoses needs to be in the hands of the people on campus who are most likely to respond to an emergency, experts say. More...
Know the signs of opioid overdose
In his trainings with students, faculty and staff, Detective Sgt. Robert McEvoy, of the Bridgewater State University Police in Massachusetts, details the following signs of an opioid overdose. More...
Mount Ida students: After the acquisition by UMass
A few months after Boston University’s successful merger with Wheelock College, the University of Massachusetts drew a greater degree of scrutiny for its acquisition of Mount Ida College. More...
Provider insight on the challenges in providing financial aid content within courses
In your experience, how common is it for financial aid offices to push in to classrooms with messages to students about financial aid, managing student loan debt, and personal finance—and what may be holding them back from doing this more. More...
Colleges teach students first-class finance
Every semester, hundreds of freshmen at Champlain College in Vermont gather in a campus meeting room to play the “Game of Life.” It’s not the traditional board game. More...