Melissa Ezarik

Colleges incentivize graduation progress

†‹Encouraging students to take a full-time course load to target on-time graduation has become a popular focus area in higher ed. Cleveland State University takes...

Million-dollar gifts down in higher education

At least 1,831 gifts of $1 million or more—a total of $24.5 billion—were given to charity across eight international regions in 2014, with higher...

Higher Education Outlook 2016

As we ring in 2016, higher education leaders have much to look forward to as well as, of course, much work to be done. Exciting...

Kim E. Schatzel becomes president at Towson University

Kim E. Schatzel will begin her term as president of Towson University, one of the University System of Maryland’s 12 institutions, in late January. Currently...

Not your typical higher ed autism program

Programs for students on the autism spectrum are no longer a unique campus concept, but Austin Peay State University’s Full Spectrum Learning (FSL) initiative...

Campus groundbreakings: Convergent Media Center at Capital University

Under construction on the site of a circa-1905 gymnasium, the 34,430-square-foot, three-story Convergent Media Center at Capital University in Ohio will create a hub of...

Campus groundbreakings: New apartments at University of Indianapolis

Apartment building at the University of Indianapolis Up to 480 students will live in this $25 million, four-story apartment building. Located along the city’s increasingly...

Commencement, plan B

Getting a spring cancellation from a confirmed commencement speaker—particularly a high-profile one—is a planning team’s nightmare. Pepperdine University’s Seaver College of Letters, Arts, and...

Cluster hiring connects faculty across disciplines

Higher ed institutions are expanding interdisciplinary research activity by hiring groups of faculty from multiple disciplines at the same time. The idea, pioneered by...

Navigating the campus underground

Rumors about the nearly two miles of tunnels that lie beneath Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, often revolve around its location near Wright-Patterson...

Ground-level connections at the University of Regina

A brighter alternative to the pedestrian tunnel is a ground-level enclosed pedestrian street. It’s a concept that the University of Regina in Saskatchewan has...

No excuses: College admissions campaign with a twist

Admissions marketing pros have heard a wide variety of reasons why prospective students don’t believe they can go—or go back—to college. Park University in Missouri’s...

Campus groundbreakings: Morehead State, Prairie View A&M, University of Iowa

Parking complex and residence halls at Morehead State University (Ky.): Four new facilities are on the way for fall 2016 openings. The East Parking Complex...

Tunnels access: Perspective from a student with physical disabilities

Dan Darkow, age 21 and graduating this spring from Wright State University in Ohio, is president of the National Residence Hall Honorary and a...

Models of Excellence: Connecting the dots for student success

Today’s approach to the complex challenge of ensuring students and graduates are successful is captured by this simple Helen Keller quote: “Alone we can...