There are about 40 million people who have some college experience but no degree. UB guest columnist Betty Vandenbosch, chancellor of Purdue University Global, says that if we want to solve the skills gap and at the same time benefit these people and their families, they need to finish their education.
Through a new partnership, students will be able to earn college credit using Study.com's online courses, and then transfer those completed course credits to Champlain College Online.
In the wake of the Varsity Blues scandal, predatory online "educational startups" offering guidance on finding and winning competitive fellowships showcase a troubling flaw in the U.S. educational system, says guest columnist Kyle Mox, an associate dean at Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University.
The University of New Haven created one of the first accredited sports management programs in the country. Now, it is doing the same with esports. The university announced Wednesday it will establish a comprehensive academic curriculum in esports management, one of the first to be accredited as part of a business curriculum by the Association […]
ISAs protect students from getting financially steamrolled and help institutions to consider and, hopefully, implement the necessary business model changes they will need to thrive, says guest columnist Richard Price, a research fellow for higher education at the Clayton Christensen Institute.
Four ways to address the shortage of trades workers and other facilities employees on campus today (and tomorrow). Campus leaders can choose the best routes to take based on their institution's culture, location, needs and goals.
By not letting our students wander through the academic disciplines, we may be doing them a disservice. We may be depriving them of opportunities to see the world in multiple ways and to value the perspectives of other disciplines and cultures, says guest columnist Ned Ladd, a professor of physics and astronomy at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
State minimum wage laws impact colleges as employers, but as our survey shows, in many cases higher ed is offering entry-level employees a better-than-mandated deal.
