A headline on an August post from The Daily Tar Heel asks: "Have campus blue light call boxes outlived their usefulness?" Well, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill still maintains about 300 of the boxes that connect users directly to police.
Many college and university campuses find themselves at an unenviable capital appropriation crossroads: do they continue to maintain beloved landmark buildings that alumni fondly remember but can no longer accommodate evolving pedagogical requirements or do they invest in new buildings that will help recruit the next generation of donors? This was the dilemma the University […]
What's in it for a university that hires its students as college tutors to provide free math and science tutoring to middle and high school students who are struggling with their assignments? Soft skills and community trust, the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology says.
With so many abrupt presidential departures lately, the need for intentional and effective transition processes for new presidents has become imperative. Yet, few colleges and universities have a thoughtful and thorough plan to onboard their new president and assure his or her success. The new president is usually appointed with universal fanfare and then is […]
California is kicking off its first year of free community college for first-time students. It joins a growing number of states that have launched 'promise programs' designed to make higher ed more accessible to students from low-income backgrounds.
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.
