Have you heard about Periscope yet? If you follow tech early adopters, journalists, celebrities or even politicians on Twitter, you might have already seen Periscope notifications for live broadcasts in your feed. Acquired for $100 million by Twitter in March 2015, the live-streaming mobile app could be either the next big thing or the latest […]
In today's 24/7, always-on world, students, faculty and other key stakeholders expect institutions of higher education to be on the cutting edge of technology. As CIO of Western Oregon University (WOU), a vibrant campus of 4,992 undergraduates and 1,066 graduate students with our main campus in Monmouth, I know that when it comes to technology, […]
As director of the Community College Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia University, Thomas Bailey is the nation's preeminent scholar of community colleges. After recognizing that myriad reform efforts directed at community colleges showed little evidence of improved outcomes, he and his CCRC colleagues, Shanna Smith Jaggars and Davis Jenkins, set out to learn why […]
Today's progressive student success initiatives start even before first semester classes convene. The colleges and universities honored in the second round of UB's national Models of Excellence awards program have found that easing students' transition from high school to higher ed increases the likelihood they will remain enrolled and graduate. But an "easy" transition doesn't […]
Colleges and universities using third-party providers to process students' Title IV payments face changes aimed at giving students more choice in receiving financial aid dollars. Rules proposed by the Department of Education in late May would especially affect institutions that issue tuition refunds directly to students' debit cards. The Department of Education will issue a […]
Outside the circle of higher ed facilities managers, it's the shiny new campus buildings that get all the glory. Yet what facilities insiders know all too well is that existing buildings are in dire need of attention. Aging buildings, a recent economic downturn and pressure to invest in new construction has led to rising deferred […]
At 500,000 square feet, the new Science and Engineering Hall at The George Washington University is the largest academic building dedicated to these fields in the nation's capital. And it serves thousands of students and roughly 140 faculty members in the heart of the Foggy Bottom campus. The building, known on campus as the SEH, provides […]
A family's willingness to pay for a college education relies heavily on an institution's ability to articulate return on investment. Discounting tuition through scholarships and other financial aid is the most common approach to increasing a college's perceived value, as these strategies reduce the net cost to the family. Many efforts are being implemented to […]
Higher education has a long history of collaboration among institutions. Today, colleges and universities are leveraging the power of that collaborative spirit to bring high-capacity bandwidth to the market's most insatiable users: traditional college-age students. That technology hunger is evident in how each student not only has multiple devices but is likely to be using […]
Cluster hiring of faculty is an effective strategy that has been around for at least 15 years. Ask universities that practice it and they'll tell you it strengthens faculty diversity and promotes new research opportunities. The practice also encourages faculty to collaborate across multiple disciplines and departments to develop creative academic programs and outreach initiatives. […]
