Folks ask us about popular college career programs – for example, the emergent death care industry – after all, "people are dying to get in." Just ask any baby boomer who is planning end of life and death care arrangements, and you will hear about white hot jobs – just try "cremation," no pun intended. […]
Campus dining facilities have taken major strides in environmental friendliness over the last five years, says Michael Oshman, CEO of Green Restaurant Association (GRA), a nonprofit organization that issues sustainability certifications. The association, which has certified dining halls at over 50 colleges and universities, ranks facilities on a four-tier system: Level 1, or 2, 3 […]
Amid students cutting textiles, making shoes, firing ceramics and making prints at the Parsons School of Design's Making Center in midtown Manhattan is a whole wall of 3D printers. The 28,000-square-foot center's 15 MakerBot printers churn out everything from jewelry and lacey sculptures to small figurines and architectural models. Having all the printers in one […]
It's known that full-time students graduate more quickly and more often than do their part-time counterparts. But what about students who fluctuate between full- and part-time status? A new report shares the positive effects of attending community college full-time, even if only for one semester. Students who do so are more likely to use campus […]
A vigilant employee at Rio Salado College in Tempe, Arizona, noticed similar handwriting on several financial aid applications. She alerted her supervisors, who found other irregularities—such as the same mailing addresses—on a number of applications. The college notified authorities, and when the federal investigators completed their work, participants in a financial aid scheme faced 130 […]
Criminals who receive financial aid fraudulently basically steal money from bona fide students and institutions. Beyond the loss of education funds, efforts to squeeze out fraud can also make financial aid more elusive for those who need it. "To crack down on fraud, we may have to put more hoops to jump through in order […]
There's no doubt that higher ed institutions have access to tons of student data these days, but what separates actionable insights from analytics overload? Colleges and universities that crack the code can embark upon data-based decision-making as it relates to student success initiatives. Others, struggling, get lost in the numbers. "Most institutions are data rich […]
It's no coincidence that administrators at the College of Visual and Performing Arts at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro constantly inquire about student scores, and they have one of the highest retention rates on campus. Bryan Terry, vice chancellor for enrollment management, says other departments have noticed. "Once you have a model, other […]
No institution can be better than its faculty. An institution can be better than its president, its football team, its library and its food service—but if the faculty are weak, the institution is weak. We are in an exciting time for faculty in that their roles are expanding with new opportunities in online education, MOOCs, […]
The internet of things—known in acronym-speak as IoT—seems to be popping up everywhere. Everything is getting connected. Thermostats, fitness bands, voice-controlled assistants, remotely controlled webcams, smartphones, washing machines, autonomous vehicles—the list goes on and on. Gadgets of every shape, size and function connect to the internet to gather and share massive amounts of data. Growth […]
