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Community colleges extend international invitations

Elaina Loveland | July 15, 2018

International students coming to the United States can mean a financial boon for community colleges as well as the towns and cities where they reside. Nearly 100,000 international students attending U.S. community colleges contributed $2.4 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 14,000 jobs during the 2016-17 academic year, according to data released […]

A simple math solution for a complex higher ed enrollment program

Web Editor | July 12, 2018

Sometimes a simple math solution is all it takes to reverse a complex enrollment dilemma. Like most community colleges, Rowan College at Burlington County in New Jersey was experiencing a series of challenges—most notably declining enrollment and resources—that threatened our ability to fulfill our mission and transform lives. With the benefit of an innovative partnership […]

Higher ed president gets down to business

Matt Zalaznick | July 05, 2018

NASHVILLE, Tennessee—When Glenda Baskin Glover applied to college, her decision wasn't whether to enroll in a historically black university, she says, but which one she chose to attend. "There were schools I couldn't get into because of the racial climate of the day," says Glover, who graduated from Tennessee State University in 1974 and became […]

Welcoming higher ed admissions offices wow students

Web Editor | June 27, 2018

Creating a welcoming environment, especially in the form of admissions offices, is increasingly crucial to a university's bottom line as schools are more dependent on tuition and fees as a revenue stream. Thus, new emphasis has emerged on the role of admissions offices. Research indicates that the campus visit is the student's most trusted source […]

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 […]

Providers on how colleges could better utilize kiosks

Melissa Ezarik | June 21, 2018

Why are kiosks important on campuses and how can colleges better use the technology? “Making student self-service kiosks available in more campus locations and providing secure, on-demand access to student account information is a recipe for success. Having the ability to utilize these resources 24/7 is a natural fit for students and faculty; and with […]

Colleges develop faculty evaluation equations

Ioanna Opidee | May 22, 2018

Measuring faculty effectiveness has never been a perfect science—and it has always held potential for contention among instructors and administrators. Today, tighter budgets, greater demands in terms of student outcomes and service responsibilities, and a push for hard data increase the pressure to develop fair and accurate evaluation systems. The types of information collected on […]

Mount Ida students: After the acquisition by UMass

Web Editor | May 20, 2018

A few months after Boston University's successful merger with Wheelock College, the University of Massachusetts drew a greater degree of scrutiny for its acquisition of Mount Ida College. Families—many of whom had hoped for a merger with nearby Lasell College—were understandably shaken by the news of the quick agreement. Yet they were offered various options […]

EU data regulation to affect U.S. colleges and universities

Web Editor | April 25, 2018

U.S. organizations, including colleges and universities, could receive fines totaling up to $25 million each or 4 percent of annual revenue for failing to comply with a new European Union regulation that goes into effect May 25, according to the Information Commissioner's office in the U.K. Advancement and admissions offices will be impacted the most. […]

Let privates talk to each other about college tuition

Wendy B. Libby | April 24, 2018

The cost of college, a daunting concern for many American families, is now the central storyline of a Hollywood movie. In a short-lived summer movie release called The House, Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler, a middle-class couple, open an illegal casino to cope with their personal gamble: how to pay for their daughter's college tuition. […]

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