Leaders at private colleges concerned about the National Labor Relations Board's ruling allowing Columbia University teaching and research assistants to unionize can look to their peers at public universities to prepare for coming changes. The impacts of unionization can be seen at several U.S. public universities, including the University of Washington, University of Michigan and […]

District House, The George Washington University's new residence hall, overlooks historic sites in the nation's capital. A 12-story, 342,000-square-foot mega-dorm, it accommodates nearly 900 students and includes six dining franchises, conference rooms, a performing arts center and campus food pantry. The energy-efficient structure, which uses LED lighting exclusively and has low-flow plumbing, is targeting LEED […]

EL PASO, Texas—Diana Natalicio, recently named one of the 100 most influential people in the world, hopes the honor causes a little dissonance in the minds of people who care about higher education. She wants observers to wonder why Time magazine placed her, the longtime president of The University of Texas at El Paso, on […]

La Verne University's Wilson Library wanted to develop a digital display to make students aware of library resources, as well as post information on school clubs and community events. Because other universities have found digital signage as an effective medium for communicating with their respective university communities, Amy Jiang, Associate Professor and Librarian contacted other schools to see what had been purchased for similar purposes on […]