Within the next few years, as the ROI of collaboration becomes increasingly known, expect cross-departmental teamwork to be integral to the way all IT projects are handled, says Kamalika Sandell, associate CIO of American University. "There will be fewer boundaries in IT, and that will allow input to happen fluidly throughout the regular course of […]

In our efforts to market and communicate with our various constituents, we often overlook one of the most important support groups we have—our college town. It's not intentional. As long time neighbors, we simply take one another for granted. But that's changing as institutions and their local governments look to one another for creative ways […]

When it comes to online education, careful course development is hardly the only piece needed for successful student outcomes. "Some institutions, eager to jump in the field, think once they've developed their online courses, they are set to launch," says Jacqueline Moloney, executive vice chancellor at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. "But many neglect to […]

The controversy over campus officials' handling of sexual assault complaints may have reached a tipping point in May when the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights released a list of 55 colleges under investigation for possible violations of Title IX. Then, 32 more schools were revealed as under investigation, though not for incidents […]