Mental health care at community colleges has in the past been hampered by a lack of funding and the fact that many older students live off campus. Recently, community colleges have been developing new mental health programs in an effort to raise awareness and boost overall student success, says Martha Parham, senior vice president of […]

Should business schools cater to the desires of the business world and deliver graduates that perform in line with the needs out there? Or should they each meet improved and future-oriented business performance trends? At a recent Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business conference, Stanford University organizational behavior professor Jeffrey Pfeffer claimed that leadership […]

Campuses, like businesses, are feeling the effects of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings. Some prefer to call them another example of the power of the #MeToo movement. Whatever the name, the Kavanaugh "news peg" is not over. This piece focuses on some impacts of those hearings, as well as selected strategies administrators can […]

While a college’s general education curriculum touches every student, officials may go many years without touching those requirements in any significant way. In fact, some institutions are still using general ed programs developed between 20 and 30 years ago, before the digital revolution transformed the lives of students. “There’s a sense of urgency in addressing some […]