With new cybersecurity curriculum guidelines, community colleges are increasingly stepping in to fill the shortfall of cybersecurity workers that can't be made up by graduates of four-year institutions.
Excelsior College President James N. Baldwin and Provost John Caron share six strategies to help faculty shift to online instruction—plus peer resources.
College admissions departments are scrambling to identify innovative ways of attracting recently accepted students to attend their institution as higher ed continues to cancel on-campus tours due to the coronavirus.
UB guest columnists Kristie Kiser, Renee Hayes and Michael Lanford, of the University of North Georgia, share tips on easing the transition for and boosting connections with students.
As educators wrestle with the move, many, including those at Wheaton College, are working together to learn to record lectures on Google Meet, create and structure online assignments, and think through what is actually doable, say UB guest columnists and co-directors of Center for Collaborative Teaching and Learning.
UB guest columnist Rick del Rosario addresses the benefits of the cloud for enrollment efforts, including increased efficiency, as remote work rises due to the coronavirus.
Several major universities are planning refunds for housing and dining fees, while an honor society offers stipends to vulnerable and displaced students.
While the immediate focus is on navigating through COVID-19, colleges and universities need to be thinking about continuity and restoration of "normal," and keeping everyone informed is key, says UB guest columnist and Texas A&M University-San Antonio Vice President Jeanette DeDiemar, who provides seven tips for campus leadership.
UB guest columnist Karen Gross considers the implications of closing campus and/or turning to online learning, and offers 10 concrete suggestions for higher ed leaders to help students cope. She is the former president of Southern Vermont College.
