With legislation targeting female reproductive rights and state control over classroom topics, students on both sides of the aisle may ditch your school based on its state's positions.
Bert Ellis, with two degrees from the University of Virginia, is a loyal alumnus. He has donated more than $10 million to his alma mater, and even co-owns a campus hangout, the Spot. But he thinks the university is headed in the wrong direction. He objects to its emphasis on diversity, equity and inclusion programs […]
Connecticut's regional university and college system could eliminate more than 3,500 full and part-time jobs — including 654 layoffs — while boosting student tuition and fees by as much as $1,000 by 2025, based on funding in the latest state budget proposal. And while higher education faces "devastation" — as one legislator described it — […]
Managers cite GenZers' lack of motivation and thin skin as their top employee complaints and as their top motivations fire them. In fact, 65% say they more commonly need to fire GenZers than employees of other generations.
Political, race-related and gender-related expression surrounding major national headlines has catalyzed a surge of sanction attempts from 2016 onward. Almost two-thirds of sanction attempts resulted in sanction, including 225 terminations.
It's no great revelation that today's students are digital natives and view technology as an intrinsic part of how they navigate the world. However, despite their preference for using digital technology to complete day-to-day tasks, they crave interpersonal connections and relationship building. Balancing the use of technology with human interactions is a concept known as […]
Each college was awarded $500,000, half of the million dollar prize purse. According to the release, since its creation in 2010, the Aspen Prize has been the nation's signature recognition of community colleges that are achieving high, improving, and equitable outcomes for students. Amarillo and Imperial Valley are among the nation's fastest-improving community colleges, achieving […]
If we've learned anything by year three of surveying higher ed students on their financial and technology habits, it's that calling today's students the mobile generation is accurate. While analog habits such as writing checks still occur – as outlined in our previous blog on this year's report – their general preference is to conduct business and […]
For many, this academic year brought with it as much of a return to "normalcy" as possible. But the impacts of the pandemic still linger, including changed student behaviors and preferences when it comes to their financial experience with their institution. The 2022 Student Financial Experience Report from TouchNet presents the findings of an annual […]
By undertaking these programs now, campus communities will reap the benefits for generations to come – saving energy and reducing waste, instilling in students' lifelong habits of sustainable practices, and even saving money along the way.
