Data-driven enrollment management has become the standard in higher ed. But many institutions are still only beginning to realize the potential of predictive analytics, which can enable institutional leadership to strategically improve everything from incoming class headcounts and academic quality to diversity KPIs and financial aid outlays. Attend this web seminar to learn more about […]
The concept of college as the great equalizer suffers when it comes to lucrative graduate degrees, which are more often earned by students from high-income backgrounds, University of Kentucky researchers say.
Several schools now offer degrees in esports management, marketing and media, allowing students to pursue their dream jobs even if they are unable to make it as professional esports players.
The University of Kentucky announced it is starting an esports program and partnering with company Gen.G, a pro sports franchise and global company that connects gamers.
All universities have a special duty to emphasize diversity and inclusion because we are educating the workforce and civic leaders of the next generation. Miami University's deliberate strategies have helped us integrate diversity and inclusion into every decision we make.
Some higher ed administrators may be surprised to learn that women hold two-thirds of the nation’s $1.3 trillion in student debt. By the end of 2016, this percentage equaled $833 billion, according to a new report by the American Association of University Women, a grassroots organization focused on promoting gender equity in education. Heavier student […]
If there’s one thing clear from Blurred Lines: Rethinking Sex, Power and Consent on Campus (2017 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), it is that what you think you know about sex on campus is probably wrong. Vanessa Grigoriadis embedded herself in the campus environment, speaking candidly with students and administrators to find that the definition of sexual […]
It's no surprise that the black male college experience is often underscored by bias and a sense of not belonging. Derrick R. Brooms says more must be done—not only by colleges, but by secondary schools and communities to reverse these preconceptions. His book, Being Black, Being Male on Campus: Understanding and Confronting Black Male Collegiate […]
Two students were expelled and dozens more disciplined when a video emerged last March of the University of Oklahoma’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter singing racist songs with lyrics about lynchings. In the fall, the University of Missouri saw numerous protests over the treatment of black students and the failure of administrators to address the problem. […]
On a cold evening in December 2014, over 400 students, faculty and staff gathered quietly on the central plaza of Salisbury University's Maryland campus. Chalked on the pavers were the silhouettes of 24 bodies. As victim names were read, students proceeded to lie down within the outlines and observe several minutes of silence, remembering black […]
