The cost of college, a daunting concern for many American families, is now the central storyline of a Hollywood movie. In a short-lived summer movie release called The House, Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler, a middle-class couple, open an illegal casino to cope with their personal gamble: how to pay for their daughter's college tuition. […]
Question 1: What are the most common misconceptions about teletherapy services for college students? “With teletherapy still being relatively new to colleges and consumers, there is often the misconception that this is a new type of healthcare service in itself. But teletherapy is just a means of providing therapy as we’ve known it through a […]
Teletherapy has been around for more than two decades and can be delivered through videoconferencing, phone or online messaging. Alternate terms for teletherapy include telebehavioral health, telepsychiatry, e-behavioral health, telemental health, e-care and telecare. Multiple peer-reviewed studies, including several meta-analyses, show that teletherapy is as effective as in-person therapy for certain conditions. Link to main […]
Today's college students face stress everywhere they turn, from friend and roommate tensions to financial strains and fear of becoming a victim of school violence. Consider these stats: Nationwide, more than 8 in 10 college students report feeling overwhelmed, and the average student waits two weeks for a college counseling center appointment, according to a […]
Why should U.S. colleges and universities follow global trends in active classrooms? What is the biggest lesson administrators can learn? “U.S. institutions can certainly benefit from the active learning environment explorations conducted worldwide. Cutting-edge research is being done in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Institutions here in the U.S. should follow how researchers in […]
At the University of Leeds in England, students taking classes in the Roger Stevens Lecture Theatre sit at small, trapezoid-shaped tables on tiered levels, working on group projects on a laptop connected to a video-sharing system. At the University of Hong Kong, students meeting at the Chi Wah Learning Commons collaborate with classmates on joint […]
Stephen Wilson, director of annual giving at Virginia State University, identifies donor prospects at no cost on LinkedIn. Using keyword searches based on profile information such as college, industry and job title, he finds potential matches and requests the connections. About half will respond and show interest in happenings at the university. “With 20,000 alumni […]
Why is digital marketing—so easily measurable—not measured in higher education at the level it is in other industries? I introduced the Higher Ed Digital Marketing Analytics Roadmap (HEDMAR), a year-long research project on digital measurement practices in my March 2017 UB column. This project was set to change the status quo in our industry by […]
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 and assigning armed guards are a few solutions being debated. Some colleges now train future teachers to spot and assist troubled students before violent intentions become violent actions. Along with crisis […]
While many regional consortia use the collective power of members to negotiate purchasing contracts with volume discounts, it can pay to think beyond neighboring colleges when looking at this cost-saving solution. That's what the 19 members of the LAMP Consortium did when they joined colleges from around the country to get affordable access to Sakai, […]
