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What's new in campus dining

UB Custom Publishing | September 26, 2019

From teatime to cricket snacks, and robotic delivery to sustainable silverware, the new academic year brings students more dining options.

People Watch: President of Chatfield College to step down

Stefanie Botelho | September 03, 2019

John P. Tafaro (second from left) is retiring from the Ohio institution after more than 10 years in the position.

Food pantries work to end campus hunger

JD Solomon | August 25, 2019

For a growing number of college students—as well as some faculty and staff—concerns about where their next meal will come from make it difficult to focus on studies or work. As food insecurity rises on campus, leaders launch programs to end it.

3 reasons to add GPS technology to campus fleets

August 12, 2019

Colleges and universities are investing in GPS fleet management solutions, which offer not only basic mapping and location functions, but also robust telematics such as speed alerts, ignition status, idle times and other types of monitoring.

The advantages of social media for college presidents

Scott D. Miller | August 07, 2019

Marylouise Fennell, former president of Carlow University, and Virginia Wesleyan President Scott D. Miller discuss using social media platforms as a cost-effective way to reach your target audiences while promoting your institution's brand. Those who don't employ social media are missing out on ways of communicating efficiently and quickly to stakeholders. What's not to "like"?

Acquiring e-books for college and university libraries

Sherrie Negrea | June 17, 2019

Two emerging models for obtaining e-books for academic libraries: Demand-driven acquisition and evidence-based acquisition

6 steps to better policy process

Heather Kerrigan | June 17, 2019

Policy management process tends to involve a set of critical components. These six related steps are important for administrators on a policy cleanup mission.

UB op-ed: What's the key force changing the landscape of higher ed?

David M. Steele Figueredo | June 17, 2019

Although the news media has focused on a number of serious issues in higher ed, including the admissions scandal and the devastating impact of student debt that now exceeds credit card debt, not much has been said about demographics, a key force changing both the structure and the size of higher ed in America.

Construction Watch: University of Virginia demolishes University Hall

Stefanie Botelho | June 06, 2019

The school began dismantling the former arena, which closed permanently in 2015, in January. As part of a controlled demolition, the building imploded in late May to make room for new natural grass practice fields.