Environmentally focused Unity College's new online/face-to-face hybrid learning program gives students the flexibility to choose how and when they take classes.
Data-driven, FCAs help colleges and universities prioritize facilities needs now and actualize their institutional vision for the future, says UB guest columnist Pete Zuraw.
UB guest columnists John Katzman and Stephen M. Kosslyn address six challenges higher ed faces in preparing for the fall. Ideally, they say, campuses will create a single ecosystem that allows faculty, staff and students to move between physical and virtual environments.
The financial disruption wrought by the coronavirus on Purdue University's research activities is now being calculated with a new tool the institution developed with Microsoft.
In-person fall semesters are taking shape across the country as colleges plan to reopen with terms that start anytime from mid-summer to early October.
The maintenance of broad-based athletics programs, the preservation of nonrevenue sports, and the return of intercollegiate athletics to its intended educational mission are all at stake, says UB guest columnist Stephen Erber, who serves on the board of advisors for the American Sports Council.
Presenting our ideas more thoughtfully and interacting with our colleagues, students and communities in new ways are key for leaders in the COVID-19 era, says UB guest columnist Kim Mooney, president of Franklin Pierce University.
If college and university campuses remain closed in fall 2020 in favor of online learning, a significant number of students may not attend, according to a survey.
Colleges and universities dropping SAT and ACT scores in admissions may be the most positive development for equity in education during coronavirus, one higher ed advocate says.
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.
