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Providers on managing student transportation challenges

What are the biggest challenges colleges and universities face when it comes to moving students around campus and to destinations in the surrounding community? “Ride-sharing is...

Keeping pedestrians safe on campus

Operating shuttles without drivers and adding ride-share traffic on campuses raises questions about pedestrians. Here are three safety protection actions to take: 1. Reach out for...

New Mexico State University splits top job, names Arvizu chancellor and Floros president

Chancellor Dan Arvizu and President John Floros began their new roles at New Mexico State University in August, a move that marks the creation...

Library & Learning Center at State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota

A new 63,000-square-foot library provides students at a Florida community college with space for using technology and overseeing building projects—including subcontractor coordination and contractor...

Colleges must work to mitigate concussion risk now and in the future

Insurance carriers working in the higher education space are taking a keen interest in understanding and evaluating how colleges and universities manage brain injury...

Campus store benchmarks: Location, size and services compared

Colgate University (N.Y.) Institution size: 2,900 students Store location: Off campus Square footage: 26,000 Transactions/customers during rush: 9,900 Store standouts: Living Writers events; Fashion Friday Video (video featuring new products,...

Campus commerce: Bricks vs. clicks

The days when a trip to campus automatically included a stop at the bookstore are long gone—but these stores are facing the challenge from...

Retail revenue: Insight from campus store providers and organizations

What do you see as the biggest revenue-related challenge facing campus stores today? “Declining textbook sales have affected most campus stores, but online competition isn’t...

Lack of transparency in aid award letters to prospective college students

A recent study of 515 award letters from different institutions finds missing information and wording problems. Source: “Decoding the Cost of College: The Case for Transparent...

Higher ed employees kept in the loop

Job candidates have questions they never ask during interviews. Is this an ethical school? Will I agree with its direction? Will I like my colleagues? Some...

How do we hire the best college faculty?

In the July 2018 issue of UB, Richard L. Riccardi, senior associate provost and dean of libraries at Rider University in New Jersey, writes that...

Administrator punch list

Hire the construction team early to allow students to learn during both the planning and building phases. Choose partners who embrace  hands-on learning for students, and...

Campus construction: Student involvement compared

Colleges and universities are getting students involved in on-campus construction projects, using sites as learning labs. LINK BACK TO MAIN ARTICLE: Campus construction instruction  Theresa Sullivan Barger...

Teaching journalism in a ‘fake news’ age

When we think of “media,” images of the press spring to mind. Instances of “fake news” wreaked havoc throughout the 2016 presidential election, and...

Assessing the challenges of online education to enhance the quality of digital assets

Many have spoken positively about the next generation of learning technologies, but there is reason for apprehension. While the enthusiasm of those joining the...