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UB op-ed: Student loan counseling: Time for a refresh

Somer Anderson &JD Solomon | March 20, 2019

As a society, we have succeeded in communicating the economic payoff that a college education can offer. At present, the value of lifetime earnings for a person with a bachelor's degree is $500,000 more than a high school graduate. We have not, however, succeeded in helping many of our students understand how to pay for […]

University of California ends subscription contract with Elsevier

JD Solomon | March 19, 2019

After months of negotiation, the University of California has ended its $10 million subscription contract with Elsevier, the world’s largest scientific publisher, headquartered in Amsterdam.

UB op-ed: Education's many stakeholders (An article revisited)

Karen Gross &JD Solomon | February 25, 2019

Five observations stand out when we revisit and reconsider a stakeholder question from 2005.

Liberal education offers antidote to divisiveness

Karl Schonberg | February 19, 2019

This moment in our history may seem like the most divisive of our lives. We seem unable to agree on fundamental values and facts. The meaning of citizenship and identity seems to be at risk, as if it’s all about to come apart at the seams. But let’s not forget that the American republic has […]

Pressures and priorities for top-level campus officials

UB Custom Publishing | January 30, 2019

In a time of greater political pressure to enhance college access, one campus leader from a small institution expressed "grave concerns about the willingness of society to continue, let alone increase, support of postsecondary education." One of 163 respondents to UB's survey of presidents, chancellors and provosts, the leader's comment reflects issues keeping top campus […]

Corporate America must invest in neurodiversity

Peter Eden | January 29, 2019

It's time for more of corporate America to embrace what neurodiversity can bring to the workforce, and to experience how those who learn differently can benefit their organizations.

Look back at 2018: Top higher ed stories

Stefanie Botelho | January 27, 2019

For higher ed, 2018 proved to be a good primer for flexibility and keeping postsecondary missions in focus. More changes to come in 2019.

The broken medical school business model

David Lenihan | January 24, 2019

The enormous cost of medical school in the United States has made medical education primarily attainable by students from privileged backgrounds, whose ethnic composition is majority white.

Early-college high school offers private-sector research opportunity

UB Custom Publishing | January 22, 2019

Students at Florida Atlantic University High School work side by side with renowned scientists in a professional lab environment.

Faculty hiring: 4 trends to follow

January 22, 2019

The seemingly routine process of hiring faculty also presents campus leaders with ample opportunities for innovation. As higher ed institutions strive to take full advantage of the talents brought by incoming faculty, some variations to long-standing practices are taking root. Here are four emerging and continuing hiring trends worth following throughout 2019.

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