Academic fraud accusations create a myriad of challenges for colleges and universities. Many questions arise. What violations of a rule, regulation or statute occurred? Who was involved? Did anyone turn a blind eye? Unfortunately, most universities are not skilled at answering these questions in a fair and timely manner. Conducting such investigations is difficult and […]

Why should college administrators consider making part of their website or campus app accessible to speakers of languages other than English, and can you offer any tips for success? “Providing a multilingual web experience conveys that the institution cares about a diverse background of applicants as well as their enrolled student body. From a digital […]

The University of Wyoming now uses an augmented reality platform with a simulated class as part of its teacher education program. To use the program, a teacher-in-training faces a camera and teaches a class of digital students that’s projected onto a screen. Offsite actors impersonate students with voices and digital puppeteering. Presenting a lesson in […]

The profile of today’s college student looks much different than it did decades ago, yet the models of career readiness have remained largely the same. Face-to-face appointments for rÁ©sumÁ© critiques and interview practice don’t meet the dynamic needs of today’s students. Because of technological advances, job markets are changing rapidly, making it all the more […]

Adaptive Suite (Adaptive Insights) Cloud-based performance management software for budgeting, planning, forecasting, reporting and dashboards adaptiveinsights.com Axiom Higher Education Suite (Kaufman Hall) Software to support institutional planning and reporting kaufmanhall.com Banner Finance ERP (Ellucian) Higher ed-specific system designed to gain in-depth financial insights through real-time visibility and reporting capabilities ellucian.com Link to main story: Higher ed […]

Science and Innovation building California State University, Dominguez Hills The completion of a three-story, 91,000-square-foot building is scheduled for early 2020. The $82 million facility will serve the university’s Center for Innovation in STEM Education, physics, biology and chemistry programs. Wet and dry labs with bi-folding doors will connect to outside workshops. Recycled exterior materials […]

What do you see as the biggest roadblock for finance offices at colleges in moving away from spreadsheet-based budgeting and financial planning? “†‹The biggest roadblock is changing existing processes that are constrained by outdated technology. With … a platform [that has] data integrations, linking, collaboration, control and a full audit trail,  finance teams can create […]

When the finance team at Wofford College in South Carolina wanted to show it could support a slightly higher than average tuition increase, advanced financial software was on hand to make the case to the board of trustees. “We loaded historical sticker prices for Wofford and our peers into the software and then made a […]