Have you ever wondered why experts like Forbes and Bloomberg estimate that between 80-90 percent of entrepreneurial initiatives fail? American higher ed surely has, and universities are now investing in startups by connecting them to business incubators, product development accelerators, and other higher education-based launchpads. As small business entrepreneurs, we observed early on that many […]
Several years ago we shared with University Business readership our prognostications on contemporary polytechnic institutions popping up across the U.S. In relatively short time, higher ed is still surfing the Polytechnic Revival wave at engineering schools, colleges, and universities across the Nation. The common heritage of Classic Polytechnics extends back to the 1745 founding of […]
Study abroad has been reserved traditionally for upperclassmen, but institutions that include Michigan State, Kent State (Ohio), Florida State, American University (D.C.) and the University of New Haven (Conn.) are offering students the chance to learn overseas before or during their first year of college. Michigan State launched Freshman Seminar Abroad in 2003 with organized […]
Every FutureShock story we write is unique and personal. This is where we found inspiration for DroneU. One day while cruising around our lake, we noticed a drone-like mini helicopter hovering above us. When the drone caught up to us, it stopped suddenly, circled us, and then zoomed off in the direction of a nearby […]
Partnerships between eight Los Angeles-area community colleges, 16 high schools and more than 100 employers launched in March to open tech career pathways to students and to strengthen the region's workforce. This program coincides with President Barack Obama's TechHire initiative—a call to increase the number of people qualified for jobs in the technology industry by […]
While some students in rural communities may have difficulty obtaining access to educational options close to home, students in northern Michigan will have a new opportunity to study CNC programming. This fall North Central Michigan College will implement the "CNC" Digital Fab Lab, a sophisticated mobile educational outreach trailer that gives students hands-on training to […]
Branding may have historically been considered too commercial an endeavor for higher ed, but this mindset has clearly evolved. It's no longer a question of whether a college should brand itself, but of how it can create an accurate embodiment of its mission and student experience. Branding a university is fundamentally different than branding a […]
Infinity Hall at the University of Florida This $15.9 million residence hall—billed as the nation's first entrepreneurial-based academic residential community—is being privately developed by Signet Development (Jacksonville, Fla.) in partnership with the university's Department of Housing and Residence Education. Its 90,000 square feet will include four floors of suites, team meeting rooms, an entertainment room, […]
With a design to do things their own way, Generation Z, or people ages 16 to 19, could change higher ed. According to the "Portrait of Generation Z" report released by Northeastern University, nearly two-thirds of Gen Z-aged respondents said they want to learn about entrepreneurship in college, including how to start a business. More […]
Much has been written in recent years about the threats robots pose to jobs in America. Conventional wisdom states that machines will eventually overtake the jobs humans do today and then continue on to the future, infiltrating new jobs almost as quickly as they are created. Not only will they gain more ground in automated […]
