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Never give up on shared governance

As faculty members at a small, tuition-driven private college in the northeast, the familiar refrain of contemporary higher education in shambles rings in our...

How artificial intelligence makes higher ed smarter

Remember IBM’s Watson, the star of Jeopardy! a few years back? The computer system learns by examining data and earlier results it provided, then...

New business of b-schools

The traditional MBA, the flagship of graduate business education for more than a century, is losing ground as applicants increasingly turn to online degrees...

Development team offers bridge to completion

It would be difficult to work in higher education and not be aware of the numerous completion initiatives that are underway nationally, all focused...

Speaker savvy

There are some 4,140 colleges and universities in America. If each spends an average of $50,000 per year in presenting speakers and lecturers--this becomes...

Win-win partnerships

Thirty years ago, we knew that larger institutions would consume smaller, more fragile schools - pure mergers as they came to be known. Yet,...

Futuristic bookstore at University of San Diego meets student expectations for flexible purchasing experience

Part of the University of San Diego’s forward-thinking mission is to ensure that all campus facilities are capable of serving not only today’s students,...

Do you have a campus retention champion?

Student retention, persistence, success and graduation remain top-of-mind issues for higher ed leaders amidst the advent of the College Scorecard, the push toward 60...

New communications platform solves technical challenges at Kentucky university

It was clear starting in 2013 that an aging, on-premise, analog phone system would not cut it anymore for Campbellsville University in Kentucky. The...

Equipping facilities of the future with cutting edge AV infrastructure

Constructing an impressive welcome center to provide an enhanced environment for new students’ enrollment and orientation activities was a paramount goal for leaders at...

College diversity is an opportunity for growth

On a cold evening in December 2014, over 400 students, faculty and staff gathered quietly on the central plaza of Salisbury University’s Maryland campus....

Higher ed thought leaders forecast 2016 trends

Carine Feyten Chancellor and president, Texas Woman's University Topic: Safety and security Trend: Campus safety certainly is going to get more attention from senior administration—and how we...

Outlook on Facilities: New visions for campus space

Picture it: Faculty no longer get their own offices and libraries have vanished. Dorm rooms come standard with private bathrooms and maid service, and...

Students and university profit from Responsible Borrowing Initiative

Students at Western Gover- nors University, an exclusively online higher ed institution, get a free lesson in responsible borrowing that is paying dividends many...

Tourism: A college marketing goldmine

College towns across the country may be sitting on an economic and tourism marketing gold mine in the form of their local institution’s “tourist...