Background Situated among the Rocky Mountains, faculty at the University of Wyoming (UW) are familiar with rugged terrain. But when the COVID-19 pandemic forced in-person courses to move online, many instructors felt they had entered uncharted territory. Navigating this transition required a guide who is highly experienced in evaluating, designing, and teaching online courses. That's what UW […]
To deal with the twin challenges of making more of their academic courses and programs available online and maintaining a high level of service for the students who take them, many colleges and universities have hired outside companies to run the bulk of their online operations. But sometimes the traditional tuition-revenue-share arrangement — an all-encompassing […]
Background Calvin University helps students develop the skills to answer their calling. And a big part of Calvin's success has been their faculty's ability to connect faith and learning. With the de Vries Institute for Global Faculty Development, Calvin is making that connection even more potent. Calvin University founded the de Vries Institute in partnership with […]
Student organizing is a very real possibility and colleges and universities should understand what union recognition and bargaining mean for their institutions.
More work is needed on how AI-powered ed tech is built, but it is also critical to focus on what the actual DEI problem is and what is required to solve it.
Higher ed must do more to support undergraduates in upward transfer, especially private four-year institutions that are sometimes overlooked by community college students.
