Colleges and universities must rethink the way they approach admissions, program offerings and business operations to ensure they can survive and thrive, says UB guest columnist Mark Lombardi, president of Maryville University in St. Louis.
Three key questions to ask before implementing virtual reality tech in the classroom are shared by UB guest columnist Philippos Savvides, who helped launch VR simulations for the online biological sciences program at Arizona State U.
Early college high schools stand out among K-12 dual enrollment programs in the factors that promote student success in higher education, according to several years of study by the American Institutes for Research.
The University of California should continue to require applicants to submit a test score but should also work toward revamping admissions, with an eye toward greater equity, a new report says.
Connect data with decision-making to compete and thrive—or paltry prospects and eroding enrollments will continue, says UB guest columnist and UB Tech featured speaker Jason Simon. Simon, who is associate vice president for Data, Analytics, and Institutional Research at the University of North Texas, provides strategies for getting started.
Boosts in strategic decision-making institutionwide make data analytics programs worthwhile, but understanding first all the work involved—from the tech build and cultural shift to the measurement lag—is key, says UB guest columnist Darren Catalano, who is the former vice president of analytics at the University of Maryland Global Campus.
UB Future Shock columnist James E. Samels addresses how JCC President Daniel DeMarte's vision is boosting enrollment and the local workforce in western New York.
Campus leaders are distinguishing honors colleges from their four-year programs by building honors campuses and blending advanced courses into general education.
