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To help first-gen students, colleges enlist and inspire their parents

Students who are first in their families to attend college contend with unique challenges. They are more likely to come from poor-performing high schools, low-income backgrounds and households where English isn’t spoken.

It costs almost $80,000 to go to the most expensive college in the US—but here’s how much students actually pay

Harvey Mudd College is known for its strong science, engineering and mathematics programs, for its high-earning alumni and for being one of the most expensive schools in the country.

UB op-ed: Why college is more accessible than ever

Many say it’s more difficult to get into college than before—this couldn’t be further from the truth.

Reinforce Learning with Mediasite LMS Integrations [Web Seminar]

Your LMS is a critical part of your teaching and learning strategy, & so are the massive amounts of videos your students and faculty are creating daily. It’s only natural these components go hand-in-hand, as it’s proven that videos embedded in your LMS enhance student learning and retention.

Will a new rule settle the grad student unionization question?

Private colleges and universities may get more certainty over whether they must treat graduate-student teaching assistants as employees who have the right to unionize.

UB op-ed: Westminster College, celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall

2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings and the Battle of Normandy. Westminster College in Missouri, home of the National Churchill Museum, pays tribute.
Sun Aug 18th, 2019

7 ways the provost’s job is bigger and broader than ever before

Changes to funding models, instructional techniques and technology, among other areas, have pushed college and university officials to continually adapt.
Sun Aug 18th, 2019

UB op-ed: What’s the key force changing the landscape of higher ed?

Demographics are changing both the structure and the size of higher education in America.
Sun Aug 18th, 2019

Construction Watch: Texas A&M System to build Army Futures Command Complex

The 79,500-square-foot combat development complex will be located in the northwest area of the RELLIS campus (pictured). Its aim is to shorten the time it takes to get emerging technologies from the lab to the field.
Fri Aug 16th, 2019

 UB op-ed: How to move from digital literacy to digital fluency

You’ve heard the term “digital literacy,” but are basic literacy skills enough to equip students to thrive in today’s world?
Fri Aug 16th, 2019

 4 ways to deploy AV technology in collaboration spaces

Tips on using “learniture” and “techniture” highlight a popular session at UB Tech® 2019.
Fri Aug 16th, 2019