Picture this: About 40 percent of food in the United States today goes uneaten. It's not just wasted food, but also wasted energy, water and land. And it equals $165 billion each year, the Natural Resources Defense Council says. The uneaten food ends up rotting in landfills, where it's the largest component of U.S. municipal […]
When an employee unexpectedly passed away at Tulsa Community College, a lamp was left on in the office where he died to honor his memory and help his staff work through the grieving process. Eventually, his wife was invited into his office to say goodbye and turn off the lamp, says HR Director Jeff Owens. […]
Editor's Note: This is part 1 of a 3-part series on b-school survival. With the number of traditional MBA students dropping, business schools must get creative to survive and ultimately thrive. One major strategy is creating more robust offerings for part-time and online students for whom a traditional program presents an insurmountable opportunity cost—giving up […]
An acute rash of hate crimes on America's campuses has made it necessary for institutions to refine reporting procedures. The streamlined policy at The University of Maryland, College Park, calls for community members to report hate-bias incidents to the university's police department or to the Office of Civil Rights & Sexual Misconduct, says Roger Worthington, […]
Jesuit education in America has a distinguished history that is deeply rooted in faith and intellectual rigor. Today, according to the Association of Jesuit Colleges & Universities, the 28 American Jesuit institutions educate their students within the Ignatian heritage of Jesuit education "in a way that seeks God in all things, promotes discernment, and engages […]
President Lyle Roelofs likes to buy running shoes for his students at Berea College—as long as they get some exercise with him twice weekly before class. Starting at 7 a.m., students—along with faculty, staff and community members—can run four miles with him or walk two with his wife.
Colleges don't generally plan academic programs to respond to breaking news. But in the last few years, a handful of higher ed institutions have offered multisession "pop-up courses" that faculty can design quickly for students who want to earn credit for studying events in real time. "Given the rate at which things are changing in […]
It's fair to say that university leaders across the country are thinking about how they can promote diversity in their student bodies, faculties and staff. We believe a fully inclusive work environment helps us deliver on our mission, and research has shown teams that are more diverse and inclusive make better decisions and perform better. […]
Knitting: Lyle Roelofs, the son of a Protestant preacher, knits sweaters with a pattern of cascading hearts he believes is unique. It's a passion his mother taught him. Though he also makes scarves, mittens and socks for friends, family and their pets, it's a solitary hobby—he doesn't post on any of the online bulletin boards […]
Editor's note: University Business welcomes the insights and opinions of educators and administrators on all topics. If you would like to contribute a guest column, please contact Tim Goral at [email protected]. Charles Isbell's research passion is artificial intelligence, or AI. The senior associate dean for Georgia Tech's College of Computing focuses on building "autonomous agents," or […]
