Boosts in strategic decision-making institutionwide make data analytics programs worthwhile, but understanding first all the work involved—from the tech build and cultural shift to the measurement lag—is key, says UB guest columnist Darren Catalano, who is the former vice president of analytics at the University of Maryland Global Campus.
With skilled employees in demand, today's colleges and universities are driving recruiting by reexamining, and redefining, the hiring process, says Carol Patton, UB HR columnist.
Campus leaders are distinguishing honors colleges from their four-year programs by building honors campuses and blending advanced courses into general education.
A higher ed consultant offers advice on how universities and colleges can rethink and reboot their operational models to help their institutions achieve long-term success.
Filippi, permanent researcher at the National Center of Scientific Research, will discuss how colleges and universities can use blockchain to support large-scale decentralized collaboration and participatory decision-making.
STEAM learning communities produce graduates with resilience, resourcefulness and ingenuity–and the kind of entrepreneurial spirit and disruptive thinking that drives design career success in the 21st century, says UB Future Shock columnist James E. Samels.
UB guest columnists Lori Garrett and Susan Reed say renovations to existing campus facilities will become more common than constructing new buildings and offer considerations for planning these projects.
When higher ed advancement leaders hear about an independently formed group of alumni or philanthropists, the next steps matter in supporting and partnering with the giving circle.
