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Executive level precon summits headline the opening of UB Tech 2018

Web Editor | June 21, 2018

Two executive-level summits headlined the preconvention action during UB Tech 2018 at The Mirage in Las Vegas. Both the Higher Ed and Critical Trends summits featured presentations and professional expertise ranging from accommodating new learning technologies to exploring the latest security trends. The day kicked off with HP’s precon event and “Building the Campus of the Future,” the […]

Sprouting the next generation of agricultural leaders

Web Editor | April 09, 2018

Imagine a relay race with no one to hand off the torch? This is the daunting challenge we face with the future of agricultural education. Nationwide, fewer than one out of ten students are likely to consider agriculture as a career and among agricultural students, one out of ten will actually consider agricultural education as […]

New rules of engagement in higher ed

Tom Ryan | March 25, 2018

If your marketing teams are not taking advantage of the multitude of ways to personalize digital content to increase lead capture, enrollment and retention, you may be seeing the impact in your acceptance and yield figures. In this piece, we open up the new playbook for finding the right student prospects. Who's calling the shots? […]

How colleges manage inner space

Web Editor | March 14, 2018

From 2007 to 2016, higher ed campuses grew by more than 10 percent in building space, outpacing the 8 percent growth in enrollment during the same period, according to the most recent "State of Facilities in Higher Education" report from Sightlines. It is the fourth consecutive year of construction outpacing enrollment growth. Much of this […]

The new rules of engagement

Web Editor | February 27, 2018

If you are tasked with driving enrollment for undergrad or grad programs, but your marketing teams are not taking advantage of the myriad of ways to personalize digital content to increase lead capture, enrollment and retention—you may be seeing the impact in your acceptance and yield figures. In this piece, we open up the new […]

College procurement leaders play key role in financial prosperity

Bill Cooper | January 26, 2018

Several years ago I participated in a UB article called “Spotlight on Procurement.” The focus was on the emerging recognition of procurement as a key strategic contributor to the financial health of a university— rather than simply serving the tactical, back office transaction shop and “compliance cop” roles in which it was historically cast. After […]

Community colleges offer more than language training for ESL learners

Stefanie Botelho | January 24, 2018

For non-native speakers, learning English represents just a part of acclimating to American culture. Community colleges are creating developmental tracks, services and on-campus groups to better serve English as second language students and community members. Anne Arundel Community College reaches prospective non-English speaking students with traditional methods such as registration fairs and flyers. In a […]

K12 to college: All hands on deck

Matt Zalaznick | January 22, 2018

Colleges blame high schools. High schools blame middle schools. Middle schools blame elementaries—and everyone tends to blame funding, poverty, bad parenting and other factors for low student achievement. A new movement that promises closer cooperation between higher ed and K12 aims to end this legacy of passing the buck. Educators from New York City to […]

Slideshow of wall of recognition displays

Web Editor | December 22, 2017

Despite the big push for STEM majors and career-focused skills in recent years, the liberal arts seem to be making a resurgence. Liberal arts degree programs in 2016 ranked No. 1 for most completions as well as for the biggest increase in completions, higher ed consulting firm Gray Associates found in a recent analysis of […]

Higher ed liberal arts degrees on the upswing