What role does visible security technology play in deterring campus crime and giving students, prospective students/families, and others peace of mind? “A popular argument against the installation of blue light phones is that no one uses them. That, however, doesn’t align with comments from students and parents, who frequently cite the visibility and presence of […]
Measuring faculty effectiveness has never been a perfect science—and it has always held potential for contention among instructors and administrators. Today, tighter budgets, greater demands in terms of student outcomes and service responsibilities, and a push for hard data increase the pressure to develop fair and accurate evaluation systems. The types of information collected on […]
Every semester, hundreds of freshmen at Champlain College in Vermont gather in a campus meeting room to play the "Game of Life." It's not the traditional board game. Instead, this event simulates financial decisions students will make after graduation. Each student is assigned a salary based on their major and then turned loose in a […]
Let’s face it—running any department at a university, college, or other higher education institution brings unexpected twists and turns each day. This is especially true when it comes to managing the workforce, which is typically a diverse group of employees including hourly and part-time workers, student workers, employees with varied native languages, and more. Now […]
Personalized learning has long been a “holy grail” in education. Ideally, we would love to be able to work with each student to achieve a more personalized level of learning that taps into individual interests, skills and desires. But doing so can take far more time than we have. Our education system was not designed […]
When we first learned of Hope International University's (HIU) strategic partnership with Nebraska Christian College (NCC), we were skeptical to say the least. Indeed, we can well imagine that some folks within and beyond the HIU and NCC communities thought that the proposed transaction was misguided. After all, HIU's main campus is situated in an […]
Whether you call them huddle rooms, breakout rooms or collaboration rooms, small group spaces cropping up in various campus buildings are changing the way academic facilities are used. The trend has extended beyond the campus library, where these spaces were traditionally located. Now small breakout rooms for student collaboration are becoming a mainstay in engineering […]
Why are more institutions moving their key systems to the cloud? When we speak to institutions, their motivations tend to fall into three categories: fundamental, functional and financial. Fundamentally, it may be time for an operating system upgrade from an aging system that’s costing a lot of maintenance and management overhead in space and power. […]
As global collaboration increases in higher education, so do concerns about violence abroad. In response, colleges and universities are strengthening international travel policies in an effort to keep their community members safe and accounted for overseas. Destination: Known Risk management teams now work across departments to improve travel protocols. Washington University in St. Louis’ International […]
Some higher ed administrators may be surprised to learn that women hold two-thirds of the nation’s $1.3 trillion in student debt. By the end of 2016, this percentage equaled $833 billion, according to a new report by the American Association of University Women, a grassroots organization focused on promoting gender equity in education. Heavier student […]
