Colleges and universities may need to overhaul some foundational processes in order to unlock a new era of skills-based learning in higher ed, says Jeff Dinski, chief strategy and corporate development officer at Ellucian, on the "The University Business Podcast."
Academic programs at four-year universities must rebuild themselves to amend wilting employer and public trust and changing workforce competencies, says three higher education leaders at the cutting edge of academic and research innovation.
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 5 at 12 p.m. ET
Paying for tuition has become an increasingly complex process, with 55% of U.S. students relying on three or more funding sources to cover their education costs. In fact, 74% of students report that managing their financial-related activities requires moderate to very high effort, according to the 2025 Student Financial Experience Report by TouchNet, and research and analytics company College Pulse.
In this podcast, we will discuss these and other results from this year’s report along with actionable insights that will help institutions shift from complexity to convenience to better serve their students.
"We oftentimes don't think much about training with adults on social-emotional development, but we're not done growing," says Karen G. Foley, president and CEO of JPA Chicago.
In the whirlwind of change occurring in college academics and athletics, the seven-year Baylor University president and NCAA board chair makes integrity a key focus to her numerous priorities.
"There are a lot of things that have people freaked out about the election of the Trump administration, but sometimes disrupting a system is a good thing," Jane Swift, president of Education at Work, says on the latest University Business Podcast.
Date & Time: Wednesday, January 8 at 12pm ET <br><br> The technologies that empower learning and living on college and university campuses have changed dramatically over the years. In this podcast, Ron Shaffer, a trendspotter and expert in education technology, will begin by leading us through a look back on this journey. With the benefit of an historical perspective, listeners will glean some insights that we can apply to today's campus technologies. We will then shift our gaze to the near future and explore some of the new and emerging tech that will be evolving life and learning on campus in the decade to come.
More than 80% of Latino students reported experiencing food insecurity while in school, with half indicating barriers to access occurring weekly or even daily.
With the Department of Justice suing Georgia Tech over data security lapses, other institutions must prepare for a new Department of Education rule that could impose stringent cybersecurity standards on personal and sensitive data.
