The editors of UB magazine proudly present the 2016 Readers' Choice Top Products, chosen from hundreds of nominations. This annual award programs alerts higher ed administrators and staff to the best products their peers use to achieve excellence at institutions throughout the country. You—the nation's higher ed leaders—submitted testimonials throughout 2015. Our editorial board carefully narrowed […]

Michael R. Nelson says innovation is about much more than just a good idea. It requires finding new ways to combine existing ideas, products and services into something that people will want. At the heart of that process is collaboration. "Most jobs in the real world involve working with other people, often who have different […]

Picture it: Faculty no longer get their own offices and libraries have vanished. Dorm rooms come standard with private bathrooms and maid service, and terrazzo tile has replaced carpeting as the new standard flooring across college campuses. Sound ludicrous? Maybe not. While such a transformation certainly won't be complete in 2016, big changes are coming, […]

Students at Western Gover- nors University, an exclusively online higher ed institution, get a free lesson in responsible borrowing that is paying dividends many years beyond graduation. In the two years the Utah- based institution's Responsible Borrowing Initiative has been in place, student loans have been reduced by $250 million, according to Bob Collins, vice […]