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Community colleges are playing for keeps

In San Antonio, Texas, men’s basketball teams from two higher ed institutions will soon play for a national title to conclude the “March Madness”...

Mentorships demystify college to career transitions

Mentorship is widely regarded as a high-impact practice in various learning environments—from hospitals to science laboratories to leadership development programs. With proven examples of...

College leaders: Embrace your mistakes

We are in the business of teaching and learning. So why not expand our learning and explore our mistakes—and the lessons we absorb from...

Oklahoma State expands offerings at Student Union with FedEx Office

Thousands of students, faculty, staff and alumni visit the Student Union at Oklahoma State University each day and take advantage of a large number...

Texas Tech ensures efficiency with campus construction projects

When Texas Tech University needed to replace the energy-inefficient windows of its multistory Weymouth Hall student residence last summer, time was indeed of the...

Colleges are closing in on compliance

Vanderbilt University, with the help of the Boston Consulting Group, conducted a comprehensive internal audit in 2015 to better understand its regulatory compliance costs....

Higher ed compliance management education programs

The emergence of two new degree programs and two graduate certificates shows the complexity of compliance. In recent years, the rate of hiring of compliance-related...

Mirta Martin named president of Fairmont State University

Mirta Martin has been named president of Fairmont State University in West Virginia. As a child, Martin escaped from communist Cuba and lived in a...

Industry News: Over 20 educational institutions have recently licensed Prey Anti-Theft

Wesleyan University (Connecticut), Lakeshore Technical College (Wisconsin) and 21 other institutions have recently licensed Prey Anti-Theft to protect their mobile devices. California State University has...

Higher ed with remote reach

Most of the 2 million students participating in dual enrollment programs attend classes at their high schools or on higher ed campuses. Colleges in...

The power of an integrated business and liberal arts curriculum in higher ed

What’s more important in higher education: preparing for a profession or attaining a well-rounded liberal arts education? The answer is that in today’s world...

College campus groundbreakings in Maine, New York and California

Engineering Innovation Hub The State University of New York at New Paltz This two-story, 19,500-square-foot structure, with an anticipated spring 2019 completion, will serve as a...

Industry insight on residence hall service expectations

What are some ways that you’ve seen student services within residence halls grow to meet student needs and expectations? “Letter-centric mailrooms are not prepared to...

College dorm services: Right on site

Students used to trek across campus to reach resources such as counseling, health services and study areas—or to simply pick up packages in the...

Nearly one-third of higher ed students change majors

Nearly one-third of undergraduates who have declared a major changed that major at least once within three years of initial enrollment, according to a...