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5 steps to building virtual services for online students

Theresa Sullivan Barger | August 12, 2019

Best practices for delivering services and supports for online learning success include choosing the right ones and promoting them strategically. Follow these tips to boost online learner success.

3 reasons to add GPS technology to campus fleets

August 12, 2019

Colleges and universities are investing in GPS fleet management solutions, which offer not only basic mapping and location functions, but also robust telematics such as speed alerts, ignition status, idle times and other types of monitoring.

Entrepreneurial thinking for transformative change

Tim Goral | August 12, 2019

Community colleges have traditionally focused on helping students earn credentials for employment. But are they now also preparing students for the looming dynamic, disruptive and entrepreneurial environments ahead? Rebecca Corbin says—increasingly—they are. Corbin is president and CEO of the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE). She and former community college president Ron Thomas have […]

Higher education must innovate in challenging times

Walter V. Wendler | August 09, 2019

Higher ed leaders are under pressure to meet the needs of a changing culture and work environment and to manage an increasingly diverse set of student and graduate expectations. Innovation is required. At the same time, leaders strive to keep their colleges and universities the same. Leadership, faculty, elected officials, alumni and others who experienced […]

People Watch: Hope College’s new leader bucks tradition

Stefanie Botelho | July 31, 2019

Matthew Scogin is the Michigan institution’s new president, even though he has never held a position in academia, other than being a board member at Hope.

Higher Ed Cyber Threats: What you can do to defend your campus

Joe Morrow | July 30, 2019

Colleges and universities face a variety of unique threats when it comes to cybersecurity. While allowing access to networks, institutions face a constant churn of new users, have to accommodate thousands of BYOD devices, and are often resource restrained. Cyber attacks can target valuable research data, as well as personal and financial information. In addition, […]

6 times your college would greatly benefit from an event management system

Steven Blackburn | July 25, 2019

Here are six scenarios of challenges that higher ed leaders usually face without an event management system or without a robust system—and six ways this technology can help.

UB op-ed: How to move from digital literacy to digital fluency

UB Custom Publishing | July 24, 2019

If you work in higher education, you have likely heard the term "digital literacy." But are basic literacy skills enough to equip students to thrive in today's world?Jennifer Sparrow, associate vice president of Teaching and Learning with Technology at The Pennsylvania State University, believes we need to help students move beyond digital literacy to achieve digital fluency.