The concept of campus-as-merchant is a hard one to grasp. Sure, there's the campus store, but the college or university itself? For those involved in securing credit card data used in higher ed transactions, that merchant status is not only a good-to-know fact, but one that must be acted on. Banks are beginning to exercise […]

The temperature around higher education unionizing efforts often runs hot. Officials are reluctant to have outside labor groups on campus or to relinquish control over important personnel decisions—including pay, benefits and other sensitive employee issues. But should higher ed leaders fear unionization efforts? One primary area of worry for institutions whose employees are beginning to […]

From dealing with an increase in student housing to managing off-campus student conduct, Colorado State University and the city of Fort Collins have a more than decade-long partnership that's become a model for other higher ed institutions and their hometowns. CSU's enrollment is expected to grow from 27,000 students to 35,000 within the next 10 […]

As institution leaders plan out campus-wide AV projects, what are the top strategies for successful implementation of maintainable systems? At my institution, we strive to meet three design principles when completing all AV projects: Simplicity: We want a user interface that is easy for faculty and end users to operate with little to no learning […]