Unlocking auditory-based learning, voice tech is helping students grasp material in an interactive way—and one that's accessible and convenient, says UB guest columnist and UB Tech featured speaker Sanjay Pothen. Pothen is director of Emerson Launch, the center for entrepreneurship and innovation at Emerson College in Boston.
Campus leaders are distinguishing honors colleges from their four-year programs by building honors campuses and blending advanced courses into general education.
At Samford University in Alabama, students are putting big data to use to boost engagement and revenue, says UB guest columnist Darin W. White, who is the executive director of Samford's Center for Sports Analytics.
UB guest columnist Joan Marques says that while many people sign up for short, fast-paced, free courses online, we should not underestimate the value of maintaining formal and informal interactions in a college environment, where the common goal is to achieve upward mobility.
"Technology is nothing. What's important is that you have a faith in people, that they're basically good and smart, and if you give them tools, they'll do wonderful things with them." –Steve Jobs Nestled in the river valley and confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers, Binghamton became the industrial and cultural center of the […]
Community colleges have traditionally focused on helping students earn credentials for employment. But are they now also preparing students for the looming dynamic, disruptive and entrepreneurial environments ahead? Rebecca Corbin says—increasingly—they are. Corbin is president and CEO of the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE). She and former community college president Ron Thomas have […]
As vice president for Research & Innovation at Texas Tech University, I work with faculty, staff and students to advance the research mission of the university, including all areas of research, from the arts to engineering. We foster a rich and dynamic academic environment fully engaged in research, scholarly inquiry, and creative activity.
My first job out of prison was as a warehouse laborer earning minimum wage. The job was mind numbing and backbreaking, and didn't offer benefits. Then, I received a call from the local university for a clerical position; it was the opportunity I desperately needed, and it changed the trajectory of my life.
