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Using Behavioral Science to Improve Enrollment, Engagement, and Retention

UB Custom Publishing | October 02, 2023

Date & Time: Thursday, November 2 at 2 pm ET <br><br> In this 20-minute UB Ed Talk, a former professor of educational psychology at the University of Southern California will demystify the complex science of human behavior and provide some research-backed strategies to design communications and interactions that shift student mindsets and improve engagement.

How public policy at the state and federal levels is working to combat hazing

Alcino Donadel | October 01, 2023

Recent scandals across multiple esteemed athletic programs illustrate that hazing is not only associated with Greek life and can derive from a systemic problem.

3 ways faculty and administrators are embracing AI beyond the classroom

Alcino Donadel | October 01, 2023

"People are 100% using AI right now for accreditation writing," says Glenn Phillips, former director of assessment at Howard University. "I know several folks who have ChatGPT open on their browser at all times. They're using it whether you want them to or not."

California college employee who killed retired administrator is sentenced to life

UB Custom Publishing | September 28, 2023

A California college employee who fatally stabbed his boss on campus in 2019 was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, prosecutors said Thursday. He attacked Steven Shek Keung Chan, a retired college administrator who had returned to work as a consultant, on Aug. 19, 2019. Prosecutors said they believe Vo stabbed Chan to […]

US art college network abruptly closes its remaining campuses, shocking students and teachers

UB Custom Publishing | September 28, 2023

Around 1,700 students have been left in the lurch after the Art Institutes, a network of for-profit art and design colleges, announced that its eight remaining campuses across the United States would permanently close by 30 September. The Art Institutes have been plagued by mounting issues over the past decade, following a nearly $100m settlement with the […]

How the DOE's gainful employment rule puts your federal aid dollars at risk

Alcino Donadel | September 28, 2023

Estimates find the ruling will protect approximately 700,000 students, and about 1,700 programs will fail at least one of its metrics.

Presidents corner: How can courage breathe new life into a classic liberal arts education?

Alcino Donadel | September 28, 2023

Middlebury College President Laurie Patton is helping boldly steer her institution into a new era, embedding in its blueprint of academic excellence a commitment to data literacy, environmental literacy, cross-cultural exchange and conflict transformation.

Feds fund $45M Rice-led research that could slash US cancer deaths by 50%

UB Custom Publishing | September 27, 2023

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has awarded $45 million to rapidly develop sense-and-respond implant technology that could slash U.S. cancer-related deaths by more than 50%. The award to a Rice University-led team of researchers from seven states will fast-track development and testing of a new approach to cancer treatment that aims to […]

In just 3 months, this data breach has compromised nearly 900 institutions

Alcino Donadel | September 27, 2023

Across all sectors, TechTarget reports that the MOVEit data breach covers over 2,000 organizations and 62,000,000 individuals.

One university's answer to the FAFSA fuss: Making their own forms