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Meeting employers’ expectations in higher ed

The Association of American Colleges and Universities recently delivered a wake-up call to both students and administrators about how well prepared college graduates are...

DroneU: Flying the friendly skies of unmanned aerial vehicles

Every FutureShock story we write is unique and personal. This is where we found inspiration for DroneU. One day while cruising around our lake,...

Working with campus partners to create the optimal campus store experience

Follett Higher Education Group continues to meet the needs of campus communities by staying on the pulse of what professors adopt and how college...

Should you care about Periscope in higher ed?

Have you heard about Periscope yet? If you follow tech early adopters, journalists, celebrities or even politicians on Twitter, you might have already seen...

Making the grade on a hyper-connected university campus

In today’s 24/7, always-on world, students, faculty and other key stakeholders expect institutions of higher education to be on the cutting edge of technology....

A cloud LMS built specifically for coding classes

How have Computer Science and coding-related classes changed in the past few years, and how do you expect to see it evolve in the...

Budgeting for building upkeep

Outside the circle of higher ed facilities managers, it’s the shiny new campus buildings that get all the glory. Yet what facilities insiders know...

Cluster hiring: Fad or best practice?

Cluster hiring of faculty is an effective strategy that has been around for at least 15 years. Ask universities that practice it and they’ll...

Demonstrating the ROI of your degrees

A family’s willingness to pay for a college education relies heavily on an institution’s ability to articulate return on investment. Discounting tuition through scholarships...

Infographic: Upping the RA training game

Even if an incident doesn’t happen in a residence hall, RAs must know what to expect during a potential crisis on campus, and how...

Evolving role of RAs

In the time since Carey Haddock was a resident assistant 10 years ago, the typical job description has expanded and the stakes are much...

A contract for academia

Worried that faculty do not spend sufficient time teaching students, some are calling for the elimination of the longstanding system of tenure and promotion....

UBTech: Shaping the future of higher education

The setting: AAA Four Diamond Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, a 230-acre Spanish Revival resort where guests strolled along the headwaters of the Florida...

The seven habits of a highly effective office of sponsored research

Typically, an Office of Sponsored Research operates with limited staff while being taxed with an overwhelming workload of grant management activities. A handful of...

H2O University: Water, Water, Every Where, nor Any Drop to Drink

Sitting in a San Francisco bistro before our flight home, we had a chance to listen to Golden State Warriors fans celebrate. We also...