More than 40 medical schools have added culinary medicine programs to the menu to help students better understand how to combat obesity, diabetes and other chronic diseases. Aspiring medical professionals receive hands-on cooking lessons focused on creating healthy meals and supporting patients with special dietary needs. The courses also serve as an opportunity to explore consumption […]
The drug that reverses opioid overdoses needs to be in the hands of the people on campus who are most likely to respond to an emergency, experts say. Because those responders tend to be students themselves, training is underway at colleges and universities to teach more people how to administer naloxone, commonly known by one […]
A few months after Boston University's successful merger with Wheelock College, the University of Massachusetts drew a greater degree of scrutiny for its acquisition of Mount Ida College. Families—many of whom had hoped for a merger with nearby Lasell College—were understandably shaken by the news of the quick agreement. Yet they were offered various options […]
In his trainings with students, faculty and staff, Detective Sgt. Robert McEvoy, of the Bridgewater State University Police in Massachusetts, details the following signs of an opioid overdose. These signs are: Link to main story: Colleges train to reverse opioid overdoses Difficulty breathing, or not breathing Pinpoint-sized pupils Cool, clammy skin Slumped over A blue tinge […]
There is nothing very "smart" about my video collection. I have the expected classics that any film minor would have acquired, dusted and ready to stream at a moment's notice. If my library had a card catalog, nine out of 10 drawers would be dedicated to titles that start with Star or end in Man, […]
Every semester, hundreds of freshmen at Champlain College in Vermont gather in a campus meeting room to play the "Game of Life." It's not the traditional board game. Instead, this event simulates financial decisions students will make after graduation. Each student is assigned a salary based on their major and then turned loose in a […]
In your experience, how common is it for financial aid offices to push in to classrooms with messages to students about financial aid, managing student loan debt, and personal finance—and what may be holding them back from doing this more? "Typically, we only hear of financial aid staff coming in to the classroom as part […]
For seven years, Southern University and A&M College used a complicated document management system that didn't work with its new student information system from Banner. So departments rarely used the SIS, and students spent time providing the same information to different departments and completing routine administrative responsibilities at the historically black college in Baton Rouge. […]
Let's face it—running any department at a university, college, or other higher education institution brings unexpected twists and turns each day. This is especially true when it comes to managing the workforce, which is typically a diverse group of employees including hourly and part-time workers, student workers, employees with varied native languages, and more. Now […]
When we first learned of Hope International University's (HIU) strategic partnership with Nebraska Christian College (NCC), we were skeptical to say the least. Indeed, we can well imagine that some folks within and beyond the HIU and NCC communities thought that the proposed transaction was misguided. After all, HIU's main campus is situated in an […]