Many institutions expect to make significant investments in academic technology, Wi-Fi connections and network security in 2015. Of the higher ed leaders who responded to a UB survey, nearly half expect overall tech spending to increase at their schools, while another 40 percent said it will stay the same. Perhaps surprisingly, a full 11 percent […]

In many ways, 2015 will look a lot like 2014 with respect to facilities. But there are trends impacting the creation and use of physical space on virtually every college and university campus. Institutions will be curbing new construction activity, getting creative about funding, paying more attention to overdue maintenance, and planning more for mixed-use […]

How did plans to redesign the SAT® come about? Although the College Board made the announcement about the redesigned SAT® on March 5, 2014, we actually first began working on the redesign with our membership over two years ago. Before the announcement, we visited over 80 campuses, received input from nearly 300 institutions, and held […]

The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) has launched a proactive approach to three pressing issues facing students, and they’re ready to share their strategy. When one exceptional LECOM student was lost too soon due to a cancer diagnosis, administrators recognized that there was a set of needs their students have that were not […]