Andrew Lippman is one of the foremost experts on viral communication and digital life. As a founder of MIT's Media Lab, Lippman had been studying this field long before many of us ever heard of the internet. Currently, he heads the lab's Viral Communications Group, which explores how infrastructure-free, personal communications systems will transform society […]
"Sophomore," fittingly, is derived from the Greek word meaning wise fool. From finding a major to deciding whether to study abroad—and questioning their identity in and outside of the classroom—it's a time when students settle in at school and begin realizing the decisions they make will impact the rest of their college careers. Traditionally, student […]
Many second-year-experience programs work with only a few thousand dollars in their coffers. Leaders of these initiatives forge partnerships with other departments to curb spending and help students pick majors, choose the right study abroad program or connect with faculty through advising and social events. "I have consulted with other institutions on how to accomplish […]
The largest capital project in Central Michigan University's history, this new four-story, 170,000-square-foot Biosciences Building is a science showcase—right down to the numerous glass-walled labs that facilitate observation of ongoing research. The structure, which opened for research work upon completion in September 2016, welcomed a full regimen of classes in January. CHALLENGE: Enrollment and research […]
Online faculty at Castleton University don't just dole out tests—they take them, too. Full- and part-time instructors who have no experience teaching online with Moodle's learning management system work through a self-paced, six-module course created by associate academic dean Cathy Kozlik. The course resides on a Vermont State Colleges System Moodle Sandbox website, where professors […]
MONTCLAIR, New Jersey—Montclair State had been a university for only a few years when Susan Cole took over as president in 1998. She wanted the job—her second presidency—because she saw vast, untapped potential on the campus of 12,000 students. She also felt certain that she could, pretty quickly, ensure the institution lived up to its […]
Matthew and Joyce Walsh Family Hall of Architecture University of Notre Dame (Indiana) The new, classically inspired home of Notre Dame's architectural school, funded in part by a $27 million donation from the Walsh family, is a 100,000-square-foot edifice located at the south end of campus. The two-story building, surrounding a court, will include classrooms, […]
Open educational resources have grown over the last few years from one-off oddities in single courses to the basis of entire degree programs. Cutting out textbook costs for students tops the list of reasons administrators encourage faculty to develop and adopt these free—or very inexpensive—resources, also known as OER. Other enticements include immediate access for […]
Over the last several decades, programs in Health Coaching, Health Advocacy, and Nutrition have gone from rare to a significant number of undergraduate and graduate programs of varying lengths, prerequisites, and professional focus. Duke University's Integrative Medicine offers an Integrative Health Coach Professional Training Program, which features a Foundation Course, focusing on core competencies […]
When Teri McIntyre was a University of Wisconsin undergrad in the early '90s, she volunteered to call alumni to ask for college fund donations and—believe it or not—she liked making those calls. A university development officer noticed and offered McIntyre a job after graduation. "I didn't know if I could spend my whole life in […]
