Vanderbilt University, with the help of the Boston Consulting Group, conducted a comprehensive internal audit in 2015 to better understand its regulatory compliance costs. With just under 13,000 students, the Nashville university found that compliance cost $146 million in 2013-14, or 11 percent of the school's non-hospital operating budget. The University of North Carolina's 17 […]
The emergence of two new degree programs and two graduate certificates shows the complexity of compliance. In recent years, the rate of hiring of compliance-related administrative officers has exceeded that of faculty, says Steve Hoffman, who consults with colleges on policies and procedures regarding tax issues and concerns. Widener University in Pennsylvania now offers a […]
Mirta Martin has been named president of Fairmont State University in West Virginia. As a child, Martin escaped from communist Cuba and lived in a convent in Spain before immigrating to the U.S. As president, Martin plans to expand access to underserved students, improve retention rates, and increase enrollment and fundraising. Martin served previously as […]
Most of the 2 million students participating in dual enrollment programs attend classes at their high schools or on higher ed campuses. Colleges in at least 35 states, however, offer students another option—online classes, according to research by the Education Commission of the States. Access is a main aim. Distance learning provides opportunities to students […]
Wesleyan University (Connecticut), Lakeshore Technical College (Wisconsin) and 21 other institutions have recently licensed Prey Anti-Theft to protect their mobile devices. California State University has chosen the EAB Campus student success management system to help improve outcomes for its nearly 500,000 students. It offers predictive analytics, early warnings, communication, case management and direct-to-student applications. CSU […]
Engineering Innovation Hub The State University of New York at New Paltz This two-story, 19,500-square-foot structure, with an anticipated spring 2019 completion, will serve as a business incubator for technology and engineering startups. Spaces will include a 1,900-square-foot teaching lab, a 3D-printing hub, a 850-square-foot machine shop and a 1,200-square-foot computer lab, among other facilities. Urbahn […]
What's more important in higher education: preparing for a profession or attaining a well-rounded liberal arts education? The answer is that in today's world both are critical. The cost of a higher education is high and the workplace demands not only the capacity for critical thinking associated with liberal arts, but new skills like "design […]
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 […]
Students used to trek across campus to reach resources such as counseling, health services and study areas—or to simply pick up packages in the mail room. They had to leave campus altogether to find specialty services such as dry cleaning and dog grooming. And then, of course, there were the endless trips to the basement […]
Nearly one-third of undergraduates who have declared a major changed that major at least once within three years of initial enrollment, according to a recent National Center for Education Statistics study of 25,000 students. Nearly 33 percent of students enrolled in bachelor's degree programs switched, compared with 28 percent in associate degree programs. Ten percent […]
