Solid and productive town-gown relationships can be achieved if they are based in building community and in creating partnerships. Our professional paths came together in 2011 in Bowling Green, Ohio. As the newly elected mayor and the newly appointed university president, we recognized that working together on important initiatives would build the university's and the […]
Personalized learning has long been a "holy grail" in education. Ideally, we would love to be able to work with each student to achieve a more personalized level of learning that taps into individual interests, skills and desires. But doing so can take far more time than we have. Our education system was not designed […]
Whether you call them huddle rooms, breakout rooms or collaboration rooms, small group spaces cropping up in various campus buildings are changing the way academic facilities are used. The trend has extended beyond the campus library, where these spaces were traditionally located. Now small breakout rooms for student collaboration are becoming a mainstay in engineering […]
Interim Chancellor Devinder Malhotra of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities will now lead the system's 30 two-year colleges and seven state universities in a full-time capacity. Malhotra's promotion came at the request of the trustees. In 2017, Malhotra came out of retirement to fill the role of interim chancellor after trustees rejected the first round […]
As global collaboration increases in higher education, so do concerns about violence abroad. In response, colleges and universities are strengthening international travel policies in an effort to keep their community members safe and accounted for overseas. Destination: Known Risk management teams now work across departments to improve travel protocols. Washington University in St. Louis' International […]
The Alfred R. Goldstein library, a facility described by its namesake as "the heart and the brain of our institution," was originally located on the first floor of a building on the east side of the Ringling College of Art and Design's campus in Sarasota, Florida. The college has now given the library its own […]
U.S. organizations, including colleges and universities, could receive fines totaling up to $25 million each or 4 percent of annual revenue for failing to comply with a new European Union regulation that goes into effect May 25, according to the Information Commissioner's office in the U.K. Advancement and admissions offices will be impacted the most. […]
The cost of college, a daunting concern for many American families, is now the central storyline of a Hollywood movie. In a short-lived summer movie release called The House, Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler, a middle-class couple, open an illegal casino to cope with their personal gamble: how to pay for their daughter's college tuition. […]
Some higher ed administrators may be surprised to learn that women hold two-thirds of the nation's $1.3 trillion in student debt. By the end of 2016, this percentage equaled $833 billion, according to a new report by the American Association of University Women, a grassroots organization focused on promoting gender equity in education. Heavier student […]
Scenario: Small college wants to increase its national visibility and recognition. Process: Matt Spencer, associate vice president for university advancement, zeros in on alumni with an affinity for the university, identifies their interests and plans visits—using a tool that analyzes social media reactions, comments and event responses of 235,000 digital alumni interactions. Link to main story: Gift lift: […]
