In today's higher education landscape, many colleges and universities are struggling financially or even closing their doors—and regional private institutions are especially vulnerable. This reality demands a new paradigm for the Chief Financial Officer that expands beyond the traditional functions to a major role in planning and building the institution's future.
Nothing signals spring like the arrival of opening day for Major League Baseball. Long heralded as America’s pastime, baseball now faces daunting challenges on the road ahead. Like baseball, higher education now finds itself in a perfect storm – perhaps, in danger of losing its fan base as a result of shifting demographics, craven competition, […]
Growing campus uses for voice-enabled tech emerge as administrators realize the promise these smart speakers offer, in areas such as instruction and residential life
Black and Latino students’ college attendance rates are rising, while the overall percentage of white college students is declining. Yet you won’t see much evidence of that on a tour of selective colleges, says Martin Van Der Werf, associate director for editorial and postsecondary policy at the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce […]
All universities have a special duty to emphasize diversity and inclusion because we are educating the workforce and civic leaders of the next generation. Miami University's deliberate strategies have helped us integrate diversity and inclusion into every decision we make.
Alicia Strandberg, also an assistant professor of management and operations at Villanova, will be one of four presenters at the Women in Technology pre-conference on June 10 at UB Tech® 2019 in Orlando.
Over the past six months, we have witnessed a series of STEAM grant research initiatives bringing together several foundations, nonprofit organizations and other funding agencies to focus on students who exhibit a keen interest and aptitude in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and, importantly, music, dance, theater, and other fine, visual and performing arts. What these […]
