Steven Blackburn

LMS migration how-to guide: Switching to new LMS platforms

Here are six scenarios that could propel your institution to switch its LMS, and tips on how to do it successfully.

Charleston Southern University builds first residence hall in decades

Charleston Southern University has constructed its first new residence hall in more than 30 years. A second 52,000-square-foot student housing facility will soon follow.

Online learning has a chief administrator — signaling a trend in distance education

A recent surge of higher ed administrators who spearhead web initiatives reveals that online learning is now mainstream.

Industry News: Higher ed institutions take on new programs, sign on with providers

Colleges and universities around the country are teaming with providers and organizations on new programs, covering public interest technology, retail management, employee mortgage loans, clean energy research, online courses and equity.

People Watch: Charles E. Patterson to lead Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Following his service at the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid, Patterson is taking the helm at Mansfield U.

10 Trump executive order opinions: Free speech on college campuses

Some of the reactions from both sides of the Trump executive order on free speech on campuses.

Top campus IT priorities for 2019 and beyond

Campus leaders must offer a clear vision for navigating this †¯turbulent †¯environment,†¯plus†¯training, support resources, and guidelines around these technologies. In this webinar, Campus Computing Project Founder Casey Green explores the challenges that confront campus CIOs and IT officers and their priorities for 2019.

People Watch: Brian McGee to take the helm at Quincy University

McGee becomes Quincy U’s 24th president on July 1, following work at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, where he has expanded services for at-risk students and created programs for military personnel.

Online course sharing spurs student success

Sharing online courses can save money, and boost retention and graduation rates.

Building Stories: Campus groundbreakings

Sacramento State is expanding upper-division student housing, Charleston Southern University is adding on to its new health sciences building, and Dartmouth College is working on a faculty and graduate student center.

Industry News: Terra Dotta, Monarch, SunVest Solar Inc., RetiSpec, Ex Libria Alma and Sheetz Inc.

Higher ed institutions in six states will deploy new systems to help manage study abroad programs and more.

Industry News: InsideTrack, Echo360, Banner 9, Daktronics and Acopia Harvest International

Higher ed institutions in California, Illinois, Rhode Island and South Carolina will deploy new enrollment, AV, ERP and video screen systems as well as student training programs.

Building Stories: Science Center at Amherst College

A Massachusetts college has transformed an energy-consuming science building that once isolated academic departments into a sustainable facility that now unites the entire campus—not just the sciences.

Freedom of expression on campus: Controversial speakers, student protests

Bills that could impact how students exercise free speech at public higher ed institutions—and that could also dictate how administrators discipline “disruptive” behavior—are winning...