Stefanie Botelho

Adapting higher ed computer policies to cover new risks

Computer use policies cover a range of regulatory demands while also protecting students, the college or university, and all generated data. In the face of...

CUNY Service Corps’ Puerto Rico program

Who: 200 CUNY students chosen for the program, divided into eight cohorts Where: One of three nonprofits, based in San Juan, Orocovis or Barranquitas When: Two five-day...

Voting opportunity, front and center

Changing legislation is accompanied by growing interest in the convenience of voting on campus. In 2013, when Illinois law called for four-year public universities to...

Removing ballot bumps on college campuses

Campuses are often hotbeds of political opinion, but students aren’t always easily able to express their views in the polls. A greater understanding of this...

Helping higher ed students avoid post-graduation pitfalls

Learning to pay bills amidst a first-time job search can be a foggy and drawn out process for undergraduates. Unfortunately, credit reporting processes don’t...

Safety, security drive higher ed hiring

Campuses want to tighten security and turn information into action. This has caused an unprecedented surge in demand for safety and data personnel, according...

College students off-campus, but still on the radar

Continued binge drinking and destructive student behavior have driven higher ed leaders to refine off-campus behavior policies. Parents have also asked for more off-campus...

College debt delaying Americans’ golden years

Younger Americans postpone marriages, and put off having children and buying their first home while repaying student loans. And new federal data shows the burden...

Higher ed study abroad policies take hard look at safety

As global collaboration increases in higher education, so do concerns about violence abroad. In response, colleges and universities are strengthening international travel policies in...

The heavy price American women pay for college

Some higher ed administrators may be surprised to learn that women hold two-thirds of the nation’s $1.3 trillion in student debt. By the end...

Colleges teach future teachers to address school violence

The ongoing wave of school violence has forced higher ed to enhance emergency-response training in teacher education programs. Arming teachers, increasing school entrance security...

Behavioral teams soothe higher ed student distress

After the Virginia Tech tragedy, colleges began to build teams of administrators and faculty to better recognize and support distraught individuals on campus. At Augusta...

A late start helps higher ed students, faculty get ahead

Community colleges bet on a wide variety of scheduling options to attract and retain students whose lives are already filled by jobs and families. Late-start...

Well-established interlibrary loan partners

Like many other institutions, Cornell University participates in an interlibrary loan system for faculty, staff and students. Borrow Direct (borrowdirect.org) went live in 1999 after...

Colleges open libraries to neighboring students

Sharing resources among campuses makes sense for more than economical reasons, as colleges are finding these opportunities can better serve busy students. Students at neighboring Cornell University and...