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As colleges and universities look for ways to deliver more online services to students and faculty, they also want the best performance from their IT investments. For many, that means […]
As highly visible institutions with perceived “deep pockets,” colleges and universities are targets for lawsuits arising from injuries and property damage only tenuously tied to the schools’ actions. The negligence […]
It is no coincidence that at a time of staggering family college debt burden, hands-on learning is experiencing a revival in schools, colleges, and universities across the Nation and around […]
A recent survey of alumni of institutions confirmed what every university president knows: when asked who set them on a constructive path, at the top of the list are professors who […]
Students from six nearby states can now attend the University of Maine at the same in-state tuition rate offered by the flagship institutions in their home states. The university launched […]
At one university, a garbage can blocked access to the paper towels, a table was placed in front of the automatic door button, students in wheelchairs couldn’t access the accessible […]
ADA awareness training should be mandatory and ongoing across all departments. If students come to a staff member requesting an accommodation, they should be referred to the disabilities services office, […]
Unionizing efforts are picking up steam at colleges and universities across the country. In the last three years, the Service Employees International Union’s “faculty forward” campaign has organized more than […]
The 18,000-square-foot space in Boston has all the hallmarks of a typical startup: Computers running equations, whiteboards filled with scrawled revenue projections and caffeine-fueled meetings about venture capital in glass-walled […]
It takes more than good intentions and extra space to be successful in starting an incubator. Here are three tips to to help campus departments of economic development go from […]
The numbers should unsettle enrollment professionals: College and university enrollment rates have decreased for each of the last four years and nothing indicates a reversal anytime soon. A look at […]
Margaret A. Cargill Natural Sciences and Health Building Berea College (Ky.) Berea’s new $72 million Margaret A. Cargill Natural Sciences and Health building will house the biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics […]
When the economy tanked in 2009, the trustees of Hamilton College in upstate New York made a major investment in the future of admissions practices—they shifted from need-sensitive to need-blind […]
Having just returned from my first trip to Haiti, I have been thinking a lot about the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. The situation is appalling to most Americans because […]
Reducing costs, while increasing student retention and success, is a challenge facing every higher ed institution. Providing accessible and affordable course materials is an important part of this complex issue. […]
The University of Central Florida, a campus of 60,000, decided to virtualize applications rather than entire desktops. UCF Apps lets users access the specific software needed for coursework. After downloading […]
In regard to desktop virtualization, what aspects of implementation do higher ed institutions tend to overlook? “It’s easy to overlook security when implementing new technologies, and a good example of […]
Staff in the IT department at the University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg used to say “no” a lot. Meeting the computer needs of 6,000 students—many who work full-time […]
An act as simple as handing out bottled water and granola bars before a long evening class can change the course of a college career—especially when the student on the […]
The world of online learning has significantly changed the landscape of higher education over the last decade. In a survey by the Instructional Technology Council (ITC), 94 percent of student […]
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