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Students face an 'opportunity gap.' Here's how to close it.

Matt Zalaznick | July 14, 2020

Social capital, or who a student can rely on for support, leads to success in college and the workforce. But not all students have equal opportunity to build such a network.

Innovation and flexibility: How the pandemic has sparked a revolution

Andrew Summerill | July 05, 2020

Higher education's response to COVID-19 deserves recognition and praise, with the rapid move to online learning, a continued shift to quality online courses, and plans to strike a balance between in-person and digital instruction

Premedical education in the COVID era

Bradley Rabquer | July 05, 2020

The Lisa and James Wilson Institute for Medicine at Albion College in Michigan is embarking on college-wide premedical curriculum reform, including efforts to increase diversity among physicians. Here's a look at the changes they made and how the COVID-19 pandemic can serve as an opportunity for all medical schools to adapt their programming.

Cultivating resilient learners

Patrick Partridge | June 30, 2020

WGU Academy, which offers a low-cost, low-risk on-ramp to higher education, is a model for achieving student success that other entities—including community colleges and four-year institutions—can benefit from through a partnership.

Marketing, communications and brand empathy in the time of coronavirus

Nicholas Scibetta | June 28, 2020

Empathetic marketing is more critical than ever, enabling brands to better understand and more deeply connect to audiences. Here's how higher ed can make it work.

7. Create statements of support

Steven Blackburn | June 16, 2020

It is useful when colleges and universities show their support of communities that are facing the many injustices of society and culture, says Williams. “Higher education needs to declare its support of protesters who are peacefully protesting for equal rights while providing a contextualized, deep analysis as to why people may turn to looting given […]

Creating opportunity for all through esports, education

UB Custom Publishing | June 14, 2020

Johnson C. Smith University professor John Cash says universities that provide enriching curriculum and play for a diverse pool of students can spark future success in the multi-billion-dollar gaming field.

In praise of the (post-COVID) campus: Luxury and equalizer

Nicholas Garrison | June 10, 2020

An architect’s perspective on preserving the campus experience and focusing most on what matters—what will make life better and more inclusive for all.

Covid-19 Esports Series: Keeping students in the game

UB Custom Publishing | June 07, 2020

Academic Esports Conference speaker Ryan Rogers, professor at Butler University, offers strategies to keep students engaged and staying healthy during the pandemic.

Is the Ivy League model the future of NCAA Division I athletics?

Stephen Erber | May 18, 2020

The maintenance of broad-based athletics programs, the preservation of nonrevenue sports, and the return of intercollegiate athletics to its intended educational mission are all at stake, says UB guest columnist Stephen Erber, who serves on the board of advisors for the American Sports Council.

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