UB guest columnist Russell Lowery-Hart discusses how his participation in a weekendlong homelessness simulation helped lead to greater supports and success for students at Amarillo College in Texas, where he has served as president since 2014.
Campus leaders are distinguishing honors colleges from their four-year programs by building honors campuses and blending advanced courses into general education.
Despite decades in higher education, Troy University Chancellor Jack Hawkins says nothing has had a greater influence on him than his service in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.
Colleges across the country are capitalizing on the video gaming phenomenon. Several in Florida, including UF's Digital Words Institute, are providing the training ground for students.
The concept of college as the great equalizer suffers when it comes to lucrative graduate degrees, which are more often earned by students from high-income backgrounds, University of Kentucky researchers say.
If you take the University Business quiz on adult learners, you just might get some useful tips on marketing your institution and its programs to older students.
Higher ed is seeing an increase of college layoffs and program reductions as state funding continues to plummet. To address budgetary deficits, many institutions are asking for monetary aid from local governments.
With some help from the new Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, UB offers this short (and free) quiz to help you brush up on your free-college terminology.
