Every school needs a reliable water supply—no matter the climate—yet it is often the most overlooked aspect of facilities management. It flows throughout the campus, from sinks and toilets to cooling and sprinkler systems. It's essential for dining services, landscape management, research spaces, athletic facilities and academic programs such as agriculture. Even with increasing emphasis […]
The discussion of research at primarily undergraduate institutions often begins and ends with a discussion of the benefits for students. It’s generally understood that research at these schools helps students build critical thinking skills, fosters a foundation for the scientific process, and creates hands-on classroom experiences. While these are true outcomes, they undervalue what research […]
What is the biggest roadblock to effective use of data analytics tools as they relate to student success? “Many view data as a punitive measure to highlight performance flaws when, in reality, analytics tools help identify trends and answer questions about the student experience. Institutions must first address the campus culture surrounding data and demonstrate […]
Janice Orlov has been named vice president for administration and finance at West Chester University in Pennsylvania. She will oversee the university's finance, budget and business services, as well as human resources, labor relations, payroll, environmental health and safety, organizational development, public safety and emergency management, and facilities. Reporting directly to the president, Orlov will […]
Got strong graduation rates? Retention numbers? Post-graduation salaries? Then budget time may come with a big bonus. More states now distribute larger portions of higher ed funding to public institutions based on outcomes such as these.
In 2006, Troy University, a four-year public institution in Alabama, was writing thousands of refund checks and financial aid disbursements every semester across multiple campuses in Montgomery, Dothan, Phenix City and online, servicing more than 17,000 students. It was time-consuming, labor-intensive work for Troy staff, and students not only waited in long lines to get […]
On some college campuses, the endangered species aren't in the environmental science textbooks. They're in the president's office. Based on a wide array of real and perceived performance issues, university presidents are facing growing challenges to their powerful roles. New findings by Southern Methodist University researchers reveal that "involuntary" presidential departures rose dramatically between 2007 […]
In a move that will ultimately bring its public online content in line with new federal accessibility standards, the University of California, Berkeley has begun removing older videos and other documents that don’t meet the mark. Previously, the school had made more than 20,000 videos, audio recordings and documents publicly accessible through platforms including YouTube, […]
First-generation college student and recent UC Berkeley grad Ulises Serrano, an aspiring higher ed administrator, will enter graduate school this fall without any student loan debt. That’s thanks in part to the income-share agreement (ISA) used to finance the first two years of his post-secondary education at Allan Hancock College in California. For Serrano and […]
Colleges may already prepare extensively for VIPs, but a deeper level of cross-campus coordination can ensure a smooth visit even when protests or other disruptions occur. This may require new approaches to university security and collaboration between communications, event planning and academic departments. When the visit isn’t part of an already coordinated regular event, such […]
