Why haven’t universities, especially during a world crisis, better solved the challenge of effectively using video-based online learning to educate? Here are five reasons higher education should be welcoming the increased adoption of video and online learning.
The number of U.S. students who want to obtain European degrees spiked at the onset of the pandemic and continues to climb. Meanwhile, families who originally showed interest in their children attending European universities prior to COVID-19 have yet to change their minds.
College and university leaders must be nimble and open to disruptive, outside-the-box systems thinking—now and in a post-pandemic world, says UB Future Shock columnist James E. Samels.
At Samford University in Alabama, students are putting big data to use to boost engagement and revenue, says UB guest columnist Darin W. White, who is the executive director of Samford's Center for Sports Analytics.
Future Shock columnist James E. Samels looks at a university whose core values—academic achievement, sportsmanship, fair play, and teamwork—form the adhesive that bonds intercollegiate baseball teammates and the momentum that propels them to new heights.
Students at minority-serving institutions experience greater upward mobility than do students at other colleges and universities, according to recent research.
Thirty years ago, some of us predicted that mutual growth mergers would become a prominent megatrend in the higher education industry. Instead, we witnessed a broad range of institutions that faced impending liquidation. Some of these fragile colleges were pressured to merge with somewhat stronger institutions which, in some cases, ironically, ended up closing after […]
Today's universities are challenged with pretty intense competition for the best and brightest students, while retaining and nurturing those students throughout their college careers. It's important to make sure students are the right fit from the start, while easing their transition to college and providing as much support as possible–a pretty tall order under any […]
What will 2019 bring for higher ed marketers and communicators? The short answer is always straightforward: constant change, new challenges and a few opportunities. Here are the trends expected to impact digital higher ed this year.
