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College adjuncts: Paid in full

Ann Buxton | February 12, 2018

When adjunct faculty assembled in November 2017 at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, it wasn't for curricula conversation. Instead, after voting to form a union earlier in the year, they were rallying for better pay. The instructors called for more advancement opportunities and greater recognition of their contributions to the institution. Adjuncts made headlines […]

Case study: Fox School of Business

Web Editor | January 21, 2018

At Temple University's Fox School of Business, students have a menu of options to choose their own MBA path. "They can do 100 percent online, 100 percent face-to-face, or any mix of online, hybrid, and face-to-face coursework," says Darin Kapanjie, academic director of Fox's online and part-time MBA programs. Students can change course on their […]

Jesuit Higher Learning in the 21st Century

Web Editor | January 17, 2018

Jesuit education in America has a distinguished history that is deeply rooted in faith and intellectual rigor. Today, according to the Association of Jesuit Colleges & Universities, the 28 American Jesuit institutions educate their students within the Ignatian heritage of Jesuit education "in a way that seeks God in all things, promotes discernment, and engages […]

Battling the Data Breach Epidemic: Securing Your Campus

Web Editor | January 09, 2018

Colleges and universities have become a favorite target of cybercriminals because of the sheer volume of student information they handle. This is because payment processing happens all over campus, from the ticketing office to the bursar's office to the cafeteria. In addition to endangering students and damaging the reputation of the institution, the financial costs […]

Higher ed liberal arts degrees on the upswing

Web Editor | December 21, 2017

Despite the big push for STEM majors and career-focused skills in recent years, the liberal arts seem to be making a resurgence. Liberal arts degree programs in 2016 ranked No. 1 for most completions as well as for the biggest increase in completions, higher ed consulting firm Gray Associates found in a recent analysis of […]

Slideshow of wall of recognition displays

Web Editor | December 21, 2017

Leveraging tech for learning and college administration

Web Editor | December 12, 2017

An increase in technology spending is the gift that about 4 in 10 campus technology administrators are unwrapping to start the new year. Sixteen percent of the 96 respondents to a UB survey, however, must deal with a decrease in spending. The top area getting significant investment in 2018 is academic technology. One respondent (from an […]

Found in translation: Higher ed reaches out to international students

Theresa Sullivan Barger | November 22, 2017

The University of Iowa adds narration in five languages to its online commencement videos so families from around the globe can experience their children's graduation.

Higher education diversity, from the top down

Stefanie Botelho | November 19, 2017

Empowering underrepresented sectors in higher ed doesn't stop with recruiting a diverse student population. Yet, in many cases, institutions are not creating a more inclusive atmosphere for top female and minority administrators by paying them as much as their white, male peers. In fact, just 11 of 2,279 institutions responding to a recent survey from […]

The University of Diversity

Web Editor | September 26, 2017

From its early beginnings as New Jersey State Normal School in 1929, New Jersey City University (NJCU) has transformed itself from a small teachers college into a more comprehensive, competitive, and diverse public university. With this history in mind, the University has become a beacon of higher learning for New Jersey's lifelong learners. As a […]

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