Financially, the student population of any community college is diverse. From new students to lifelong learners to professionals looking for new skills, each comes with different circumstances and expectations. Accommodating everyone is complex. It’s no secret that community colleges nationwide are continually working around budget cuts and staffing shortfalls. For Illinois Central College, rethinking its […]
The crisis in legal education is well-documented: Many law students graduate with six-figure debt and have difficulty finding jobs that enable them to service that debt. The access to justice crisis is also well-known: tens of millions of Americans are priced out of the market for legal services. Clients in remote areas have trouble finding […]
University of Maryland, Baltimore County Cost cut Refurbishing rather than replacing classroom tablet armchairs Savings Link to main story: Colleges tackle budget pruning $370,000 on 1,000 chairs Trigger Needed to replace after four decades of use had battered the chairs Nitty gritty New chairs costing $450 each had smaller tablet sizes and weren’t as sturdy. Maryland state […]
The headlines say it all. "Texas universities forced to trim their budgets, even with big state cuts averted." —Texas Tribune "University of Alaska budget cut by $8 million in legislative compromise" —Alaska Dispatch News Subhead: Case studies on how small ideas bloomed into noticeable savings "University of Missouri to cut 400 positions amid budget woes" —US […]
The criteria employers use to evaluate recent college graduates for jobs in the real world of today have changed dramatically. The majority of college classrooms have not kept pace with or do not sufficiently prepare students for the evolving demands of the workplace environment—and employers are noticing. The design elements of the college classroom and […]
In the two years since Northern Arizona University launched a virtual 360-degree campus tour, more than 30,000 people have explored the campus virtually. Those visits are translating to real-world action too. Chad Eickhoff, Northern Arizona’s director of recruitment and orientation, says more than 4,000 students who accessed the virtual tour either gave the university their […]
Higher education is in the midst of significant change. Institutions are under pressure to reduce costs and improve the efficiency of operations while providing responsive, quality services to students. Many college and university leaders are turning to transformative technologies such as electronic forms, workflow automation and enterprise content management (ECM) to help them overcome these […]
Higher education institutions are placing greater emphasis than ever on the environmental impact of their buildings, with many seeing sustainability as being as demonstrative of their thought leadership as their academic programs. However, few of these institutions are consistent in managing the environmental impacts of their buildings across different phases of the buildings’ life cycles—from […]
While executing an eight-building, $157 million construction and renovation project in 2014, officials at Del Mar College in Texas forgot one critical player: the tech expert. Information technology administrators weren’t brought on board until just before the design was finalized. At that point, they had to scramble to integrate technology into a range of facilities—from […]
Health insurance is a hot topic in Congress, and that’s not the only place. Each year, campus leaders are confronted by a daunting need to contain costs while providing benefits expected by employees. Annual premiums at higher ed institutions averaged $7,059 for employee-only coverage and $19,584 for family plans in 2016, according to CUPA-HR. Reported […]
