JD Solomon

Digital donations hit higher education

The University of Puget Sound in February became the first higher ed institution to accept a gift of digital currency, when alumnus Nicolas Cary...

Sexual assaults on campus: Journalist talks about “frustrating search for justice”

In January, President Obama launched the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault to help colleges and universities combat what he...

Colorado’s pot law trumped on campus by federal law

When Colorado legalized marijuana for recreational use in January, many people also noted a simultaneous jump—nearly 30 percent—in out-of-state student applications to the University...

Unintended consequences: The rise—and fall—of adjuncts in higher education

Adjunct faculty have long played a supporting role in higher education. These often overqualified professors work long hours for comparatively little pay, on the...

Navigating uncharted waters

Online lectures, classroom capture, MOOCs, e-books and other digital content mean that questions about intellectual property rights are on the rise. Kevin Smith will...

Campuses fly drones for more peaceful purposes

The very thought of drone aircraft makes many people uneasy. After all, drones carrying out attacks on terrorist groups and conducting police surveillance have...

Defending the liberal arts

While details of President Obama’s college affordability proposals are not fully known, what is clear is that higher education is going under the microscope...

Managing innovation from the ground up: Aligning core principles with institutional practices

Innovation in higher education often involves change, but for many people, that is an unnerving prospect. “UBTech is a conference about technology, but technology...