By the time they graduate, nearly 100 percent of students from The University of Toledo Edward H. Schmidt School of Professional Sales have jobs. How? One of the secrets is video. In this web seminar, a leader from the business school demonstrated how to use academic video to maximize student engagement in the classroom, and […]
Four-year private institutions continue to rely on—and increase—tuition discounts to attract students, but the strategy is not improving the bottom line, according to a recent study from the American Educational Research Association. An analysis of U.S. Department of Education data from 2003 to 2012 shows that among 448 small, four-year liberal arts colleges, both the […]
Watching students receive their degrees fills us with pride. However, the ceremony itself often leaves us with dread. How long will it be? Will the names of the students be pronounced correctly? After more than 25 years in higher education, I've seen plenty of ceremonies that failed to answer these questions ahead of time. The […]
This fall, Hiram College becomes one of just a few universities in the country—and the only four-year college in Ohio—to launch a campuswide mobile technology program. Thanks to a $2.1 million gift, Hiram will issue all full-time undergraduates and all faculty and staff an iPad Pro, Apple Pencil and keyboard bundle in an effort to […]
The new generation of students and parents has a unique perspective on viewing and paying tuition bills, and a different set of expectations when it comes to the e-commerce options available at their college or university. Understanding and responding to these changing expectations is crucial, not only to remain competitive as an institution, but also […]
Folks ask us about popular college career programs – for example, the emergent death care industry – after all, "people are dying to get in." Just ask any baby boomer who is planning end of life and death care arrangements, and you will hear about white hot jobs – just try "cremation," no pun intended. […]
Campus dining facilities have taken major strides in environmental friendliness over the last five years, says Michael Oshman, CEO of Green Restaurant Association (GRA), a nonprofit organization that issues sustainability certifications. The association, which has certified dining halls at over 50 colleges and universities, ranks facilities on a four-tier system: Level 1, or 2, 3 […]
Amid students cutting textiles, making shoes, firing ceramics and making prints at the Parsons School of Design's Making Center in midtown Manhattan is a whole wall of 3D printers. The 28,000-square-foot center's 15 MakerBot printers churn out everything from jewelry and lacey sculptures to small figurines and architectural models. Having all the printers in one […]
A vigilant employee at Rio Salado College in Tempe, Arizona, noticed similar handwriting on several financial aid applications. She alerted her supervisors, who found other irregularities—such as the same mailing addresses—on a number of applications. The college notified authorities, and when the federal investigators completed their work, participants in a financial aid scheme faced 130 […]
It's known that full-time students graduate more quickly and more often than do their part-time counterparts. But what about students who fluctuate between full- and part-time status? A new report shares the positive effects of attending community college full-time, even if only for one semester. Students who do so are more likely to use campus […]
