The synergy was clear and the outcomes have been positive for the merger of New England College and New Hampshire Institute of Art. NEC President Michele Perkins shares strategies and how the first joint cohort of new students this fall met enrollment and budget goals.
Connect data with decision-making to compete and thrive—or paltry prospects and eroding enrollments will continue, says UB guest columnist and UB Tech featured speaker Jason Simon. Simon, who is associate vice president for Data, Analytics, and Institutional Research at the University of North Texas, provides strategies for getting started.
Many higher ed institutions are moving away from the use of paper forms and some are requiring brief "check-ins" online to improve the employee evaluation process for efficiency and effectiveness.
At Samford University in Alabama, students are putting big data to use to boost engagement and revenue, says UB guest columnist Darin W. White, who is the executive director of Samford's Center for Sports Analytics.
An integrated, personalized and meaningful engagement strategy brings in more than just gifts, says UB guest columnist Robert Anderson, who is vice president for alumni relations and development at Albion College in Michigan.
UB Tech® 2020 highlights include the Women in Technology pre-conference, during which attendees will come to better understand unconscious bias, recognize gender barriers contributing to bias for women in the workplace, share experiences of bias, and learn strategies to mitigate bias.
The University of Kentucky announced it is starting an esports program and partnering with company Gen.G, a pro sports franchise and global company that connects gamers.
With 36 credit hours completed toward a degree and a GPA above 3.2, first-generation college students at several colleges and universities can now earn a lifetime membership in their own honor society.
The past month has seen a surge in news about colleges planning mergers, ending merger talks and moving forward from closure or near-closure. Here's an update on all that's been happening related to higher ed mergers across the country.
High school students are increasingly shifting their college searches to social media, which has also emerged as an effective method of reaching underrepresented students, a new study says.
