Aside from offering a variety of high-quality food, what is the most important thing colleges can do to encourage students to eat on campus? "It is important to offer meal plans that provide flexibility across campus with a variety of high quality grab-and-go, retail and brand options. Mobile ordering platforms allow [students] to order ahead […]
As financial aid administrators know, there’s no shortage of free and fee-based programs designed to help students get a handle on personal finance and keep up loan payments when the time comes. Increasingly, colleges are working with their institutional banking partners to develop engaging, accessible and trusted financial literacy content. Banks have access to nationwide […]
Campus construction projects suggest growth and prominence in a time when higher education costs are rising, privatization is increasing and administrators are perpetually challenged to compete for resources and faculty. When projects are carefully managed, they suggest vibrancy and viability to your most important customers: students, their families and, of course, donors. Virginia Wesleyan University's 10-year […]
Leaders of the Arkansas Career Pathways Initiative strive to provide students with more than just college access and employment. Graduation and a well-paying career—in fields such as health care, education and industrial maintenance—top the list of goals for the low-income parents who participate. “We don’t just want to put people in minimum-wage jobs or in […]
Colleges and universities are witnessing a growing number of transgender students—and faculty—struggling to find their way. The term describes any gender identity that does not fit the male and female binary. While some institutions promote trans-inclusive policies and practices, others have not kept pace. For example, students who transition while in college may face a […]
In years past, the general counsel, director of athletics, and compliance officer at a college or university could manage legal risks by focusing all efforts on avoiding NCAA violations and the costly investigations and potential penalties that accompany them. That has now changed. As recent headlines attest, the risks are now multi-faceted and the regulatory […]
When Cathy Stickney first arrived in Northbridge as the superintendent of Public Schools, she was that candidate whose eyes were wide open. After all, Stickney knew going in that the Northbridge Public Schools had a low college-bound aspiration and admission rate; and importantly, a low four-year graduation rate than the statewide average. Worse yet, 25 percent […]
If Judy Jetson enrolled in college, she might have hopped aboard a self-driving shuttle to get across campus for her astrophysics class and then tapped a few buttons to summon a driver to take her home to her parents, Elroy, Astro and Rosie. The Jetsons was set in 2062, but some of the high-tech predictions […]
Insurance carriers working in the higher education space are taking a keen interest in understanding and evaluating how colleges and universities manage brain injury risk in collegiate sports. Almost all markets now require more detailed underwriting information about the risk of traumatic brain injury and verification that insureds are following NCAA guidelines. Additionally, insurance carriers […]
There’s a reason why the movie industry is so profitable. There is simply no other experience like total immersion in a story you love. Movie studios, distributors, producers and filmmakers have spent decades learning to capture the attention, and win the hearts and minds of viewers around the globe through the unique, immersive experience of […]
