As digital learning becomes a core component of the higher education experience, institutions must prioritize strategies that provide agency to both students and faculty.
Online technology powerhouse 2U has agreed to a takeover of edX, which would remain as a nonprofit with the two serving 50 million degree-seeking students.
Rather than a 'return to normalcy,' university and college leaders can encourage their campuses to embrace more productive conversations across lines of difference.
Southern New Hampshire University is giving students new access to key documents, including diplomas. Though it isn't wiping away debt, the change is significant.
With COVID-19 affecting rentals and exchanges, shifts to digital purchases and usage have spiked, while free materials continue to help those struggling financially.
As vaccines fuel a return to traditional campus-based teaching, institutions must avoid the status quo and find creative ways to use the technology they built to survive COVID.
Villanova University shifted into high gear to provide services to students and alumni during the pandemic, strategies that likely will serve them well in the future.