Colleges and universities have widely embraced sustainability goals and commitments, from climate action plans to zero-waste goals. However, in order to see measurable results, they must address the largest growing waste stream in the United States: electronic waste, or e-waste. This web seminar, originally broadcast on July 15, 2014, shared how the University of San […]
We are facing unaccustomed financial, demographic and competitive pressures, and if we do not address them now, many of us won't be around in another 40 years. This does not mean changing our institutional missions. It means learning to adapt and take risks. We ask our students to take risks every day; now it is […]
In terms of making money from inventions, New York University does pretty well. In 2013 it earned $214 million from intellectual property (IP) created through research, primarily in the schools of medicine and engineering and in the departments of computer science and physics. The institution developed the patents behind about 25 products on the market […]
Read just about any editorial page these days and you'll see a familiar refrain: "Is a college degree still worth it?" Wesleyan University (Conn.) President Michael Roth argues that not only is it worth it, but that it is more important than ever. Higher education admittedly faces many challenges over cost and access. Online instruction, […]
One million in 400 days. That's the amount the Billiken Angels Network, an angel investment group out of Saint Louis University's John Cook School of Business, raised to help local start-ups. The group invests in firms of any industry and size that show promise and make an impact on the region and its economy. The […]
Students at Bryant University, like collegians at many schools, often had trouble finding quiet study space. Until recently, they would roam the hallways searching for an unused classroom where they could work in solitude. But now there's an iPhone and Android app that quickly steers students at this Rhode Island institution to a peaceful place. […]
Over the last 30 years, the number of college courses teaching entrepreneurship has increased by 95 percent, reflecting an intense demand by U.S. college students. However, in a survey by Entrepreneur magazine, half of students polled reported that lack of resources was their main reason for not creating startups. And the Young Entrepreneur Council found […]
Historically black colleges and universities are coming together to encourage entrepreneurial ventures and thinking among their students and faculty. Kicking off the initiative is the first HBCU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Collaborative Symposium in late March in conjunction with the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance's Annual OPEN Conference. Hosted also by the Association of Public […]
The high and rising cost of education, coupled with a vast range of low-cost options flooding the marketplace, has impelled much of higher education into an "adapt or die" mindset. This is relatively uncharted territory for many institutions. But what they may or may not realize is that a pocket of wisdom might be found […]
