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The case for space on campus

Campus leaders are increasingly confronted with transformation—from students acting as consumers to universities acting more like businesses to the rapid evolution of faculty. Yet perhaps...

Universal Analytics: A game changer for higher ed?

Not long ago, I asked presenters at the Higher Ed Analytics Conference what the next “big thing” would be. Their answer? Universal Analytics, or...

Title IX: Responding to sexual harassment and violence incidents

A senior administrator recently described the issues related to sexual misconduct as a dormant volcano that lies beneath main administration buildings on campuses across...

Preparing Your Campus for the Future of Academic Video

“Generation C” is demanding video in all aspects of their lives, including in their learning experiences. Universities ought to harness the power of academic...

The changing role of the higher ed CIO

Gone are the days when university CIOs filled their time with trouble-shooting computer bugs and managing servers. While today’s university IT staff are still...

Mobile makes the recruitment difference at Gwynedd Mercy

As students rely more on tablets and smartphones to stay connected, universities are under pressure to make student services easily accessible from mobile devices....

Answering opportunity’s knock

As one who enjoys reading history, I often ponder those moments of missed opportunity by myopic individuals or organizations. History is rife with such...

Preserving construction site funds

A Midwestern state university budgeted about $12 million for a major addition to its library several years ago. At the time, there was not a...

Site development: Capital or operational cost?

In some cases, colleges and universities will opt to fund some site development items, such as landscaping, as an operational cost instead of a...

Engaging faculty throughout their careers

How many members of your faculty would enjoy teaching the same courses, day in and day out, throughout a 30-, 40- or even 50-year...

10 ways students search colleges today—and how to adapt

These days, institutions can’t say they fully “control” their recruitment and enrollment process—but they can adjust to how prospective students and their families are...

Catching fire 2014: Campus survival strategies

In the epic Hunger Games trilogy, Katniss learns that to survive, it is not enough to know where to be—it is just as important...

Understanding power struggles between state systems and flagships

The challenges for executives operating state-wide higher education Systems and the flagship research universities within those Systems have grown more baffling with each passing...

Making instructors comfortable with on-camera roles

For an increasing number of faculty members, class prep has gone high tech. It’s not about simply reviewing notes and planning course exercises. It...

From doctorates to dark roast

I live in a world of lectures, faculty meetings and final exams. For my environmental science students and me at Widener University in Chester,...