The Timothy J. Piazza Center for Fraternity and Sorority Research and Reform at Penn State provides yet another example of the higher ed community's push to eliminate hazing, sexual assault and other dangerous behaviors at fraternities and sororities.
Nada Anid, vice president for strategic communications and external affairs at the New York Institute of Technology, says women are a great, untapped resource for the science and technology industries—we just have to help them all realize it. Long an advocate for women pursuing education and career opportunities in STEM fields, Anid's efforts in this […]
More often than not, a university president's inauguration prompts committees to narrowly focus on ways to spotlight the new leader and their accomplishments. Yet organizers often forget about the community this person will lead. The ceremony, of course, represents the president's assumption of office. But it also signifies an opportunity to honor the community's past […]
My daughter took a leave of absence to spend 14 months working with a nongovernmental organization in Guatemala. As her dad, I'm proud this experience helped her grow. As a president, I wonder how we might better develop first-year experiences.
Today's universities are challenged with pretty intense competition for the best and brightest students, while retaining and nurturing those students throughout their college careers. It's important to make sure students are the right fit from the start, while easing their transition to college and providing as much support as possible–a pretty tall order under any […]
