International branch campuses continue to offer American colleges and universities opportunities in branding, enrollment and research. And overseas countries, as luck would have it, are often as eager to host as U.S. universities are to set up shop. The number of international branch campuses worldwide—operated by both U.S. and foreign institutions—grew to 249 by the […]
"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 […]
Flora Tydings is Tennessee Board of Regents' new chancellor, responsible for leading six universities, 13 community colleges and 27 colleges of applied technology. Tydings plans to improve the student experience by strengthening the link between colleges and employers. One goal is to analyze student achievement to identify initiatives that improve graduation rates and solve other […]
To keep Stanford front and center in the minds and hearts of its graduates, the university’s alumni association—like other institutions—is investing time on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. The big attraction: instant, interactive, daily engagement—especially with young alumni. “Social media is the digital water cooler,” says Adam Miller, Stanford University Alumni Association’s director of digital and […]
Not all vocational experience is created equally—this is especially true if it happens on the battlefield. In 13 Midwestern states, veterans can now receive college credit for military vocational skills and trades learned working on base or in the field. For many vets, taking unnecessary general ed courses leads to longer grad times, debt accrued […]
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 […]
In a recent off-Broadway production of West Side Story, directed by the provost of Nyack College, located north of New York City, the student who played Officer Krupke had once been arrested for impersonating a police officer. Aside from the irony, Provost David Turk says it's a great example of giving eager learners a second […]
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 […]
Remember Rate My Professor, the website that allows college students to rate faculty performance? While that site isn't tied to any ideology, a new conservative website makes no attempt to disguise its motive. The Professor Watchlist, launched last fall by the nonprofit Turning Point USA, challenges students: "Help us expose and document college professors who […]
In "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" Jane Jacobs reminds us that "Lively, diverse, intense cities contain the seeds of their own regeneration, with energy enough to carry over for problems and needs outside themselves". Among both urban and exurban cities alike schools, colleges, and universities enjoy a time-honored, town-gown relationship where the […]
