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UB Op-ed: Transforming STEM into STEAM

Over the past six months, we have witnessed a series of STEAM grant research initiatives bringing together several foundations, nonprofit organizations and other funding...

UB op-ed: Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

For generations, the American public has been told by venerable think tanks like Brookings, Pew and other educational research foundations and professional associations that...

UB Op-ed: What’s behind institutional closings?

Thirty years ago, some of us predicted that mutual growth mergers would become a prominent megatrend in the higher education industry. Instead, we witnessed a...

The King’s University

Watching snow flurries on Christmas Eve and reflecting on the Year 2018, what comes to mind is the demographic and economic tsunami facing American...

A star is born

This is the second in a trilogy of commentaries on rising Early College Stars. Our focus this month highlights successful Early College best practice...

Northbridge: True north gateway to early college

When Cathy Stickney first arrived in Northbridge as the superintendent of Public Schools, she was that candidate whose eyes were wide open. After all, Stickney...

Sparking the next generation of world-class engineering innovation

Over the summer, we visited Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, a bucolic campus surrounded by the splendid isolation of the Adirondack Mountains and...

Rising STEM Star in Northern New Jersey

Americans learned from the timeless wisdom of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true...

Chicagoland’s Career University of Choice

Institutional resiliency is a daunting challenge for smaller, tuition-dependent, change-resistant institutions. Indeed, the most vulnerable of these fragile colleges and universities may soon face...

Keeping hope alive and well

When we first learned of Hope International University’s (HIU) strategic partnership with Nebraska Christian College (NCC), we were skeptical to say the least. Indeed,...