While about one-third of high school students with autism now enroll in college, they are much less likely than other students, both with and without (other) disabilities, to graduate from college, national research has shown. California Lutheran University's Spectrum of Opportunity Conference offers perspectives from college students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and professionals who work […]
A Kentucky university saw Cohort Default Rates plummet and financial literacy improve almost immediately after implementing two programs that take different, but related, approaches to student success. At the end of 2013, the three colleges that now make up Sullivan University in Louisville had Cohort Default Rates of about 25 percent each. At the end of […]
In supporting students as they make the transition to campus life and beyond, officials at some colleges recognize that students may be transitioning into motherhood as well. Women now make up 71 percent of student parents, according to the Institute of Women's Policy Research. An influx of students who have recently become mothers on four-year […]
Colorado Mesa University's new campus ID platform tracks the most popular items in the dining hall, but more importantly, it tracks when students aren't making it to the dining hall in the first place. "We have about 2,500 beds on campus, but if 2,500 people aren't entering our dining hall during the first couple weeks […]
Above-normal humidity across the East this summer caused mold problems in residence halls at several colleges and universities. In many cases, students moved to hotels and other lodgings while crews cleaned the dorms, though no serious illnesses have been reported. At Southern Maine Community College in August, a malfunctioning energy recovery unit failed to dehumidify […]
An online Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences degree made its debut in UPenn's College of Liberal and Professional Studies. While many of the Ivies have digital advanced learning programs, this is the first time one has created an online option for undergrads. The university had been offering a part-time bachelor's option for working adults […]
Education played a key role in state and federal congressional races, and placed second among issues promoted in gubernatorial campaign ads. Twenty new governors took seats from incumbents, while Democrats regained control of the House of Representatives. Policy analysts said several gubernatorial candidates won on the promise of reforming higher ed systems to provide affordable […]
Three months before going live with a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system—Workday— Indian River State College was missing one important piece: payment processing technology, specifically a cashiering product for in-person payments. "We would've been dead in the water," says Amanda Bock, bursar. "The payment technology company [we reached out to] wasn't even communicating with […]
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 […]
It turns out that a key factor in students finishing college is their experience during the very start of college, from the moment they send their deposit through freshman orientation. Institutions find that switching the focus of orientation to fostering campus connections boosts student engagement, and research links student connectedness to retention. So at many […]
