Alcino Donadel is a UB staff writer and first-generation journalism graduate from the University of Florida. He has triple citizenship from the U.S., Ecuador and Brazil.
While incognito hackers and dangerous malware tend to occupy our imagination when it comes to cybersecurity, one surprising stakeholder poses the biggest risk to cloud and on-premises infrastructure.
"I felt a black eye on me and my leadership team," the six-year Cedar Crest College president says. "I had a meeting where I said, 'Everything is on the table.'"
Concerns surrounding academic integrity are hitting the highest rungs of university leadership, including presidents. Here's some examples on how the sector can maintain high standards.
A demographic, dubbed "Rising Talent" can serve as an auxiliary source of enrollment beyond some college leaders' recent efforts to re-enroll previously stopped-out adult learners, declares a new report from WGU Labs.
Dr. Antonio Flores, president of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, details how Hispanic Serving Institutions will best serve a U.S. labor workforce projected to be one-fifth Hispanic by 2030.
"The file-drawer effect," the Journal Impact Factor and the pressure to produce are pushing some researchers to forego academic rigor and inhibiting the peer review process.
The Brooklyn-based Marcy Lab School is offering its students a tuition-free alternative to postsecondary education attainment—with commendable student success metrics to boast.
Yet another president has stepped down due in part to their perceived mismanagement of campus protests related to the Israel-Hamas war. One retiring president survived a no-confidence vote two years prior.
With Florida, Georgia and Tennessee institutions resuming classes Monday, several colleges across North Carolina have remain closed. Also: a new accreditor seeks to challenge legacy organizations.
Only five states have yet to join this popular alliance pledging to increase national postsecondary attainment rates. Can they keep up doing "more with less"?
The pandemic brought new attention to student mental health on campus. But can higher ed curb misinformation or adapt to emerging concerns tied to social media?
As much as social media has revolutionized Maryville University's communications strategy, it's also changed how President Lombardi listens. Plus: his thoughts on the "era of hybrid education" and learning diagnostics.
A government watchdog group found four million out of 5.4 million call center inquiries went unanswered during the first five months of the rollout, among other mistakes.
The Center on Education and the Workforce found that only 14% of master's programs provided a higher premium than related bachelor's degrees. And how could a 'double Pell' erase the student debt gap?
Universities, once struggling to keep up with the surge in demand for counseling during the pandemic, have since scaled up their support services. As a result, more students are asking for help.
