With over 25,000 students, the University of Illinois at Chicago is the largest university in the greater Chicago area. Its urban setting just west of the Loop means it is an important part of the educational, technological and cultural fabric of the city. With such a campus, the institution's leaders knew that students, staff and […]
R.W. Kern Center at Hampshire College (Mass.) When this two-story, 15,000-square-foot facility opens in 2016, it will become the main point of entry onto campus and the first stop for prospective students. Besides the admissions office, it will house classrooms, meeting spaces, a bookstore and a cafe. Following rigorous sustainability standards set by The International […]
Experts in higher education administration and management predict that 2015 will bring intense and sometimes surprising governance, financial and legal challenges to the sea of potential worries for university leaders. A few critical issues that will bubble to the surface involve financial health, academic performance, student wellness and continuity in leadership. Creating financial sustainability Answering […]
The encouraging sounds of construction will be heard on many campuses in 2015, but funding shortages will force some institutions to scale back building plans, according to a UB survey of higher ed facilities managers. Nearly four in 10 respondents expect to break ground on a new facility in 2015, while more than one-third say […]
What college students are learning—and how—has become a mainstream talking point across the political spectrum. Much of this talk concerns dollars and cents—namely, cost and payoff. As a result, 2015 may be a year in which many institutions do a gut-check of their own value propositions, as pressure to increase affordability—and return on investment—pervades all […]
A National Council on Teacher Quality report citing a lack of rigor and grade inflation in teacher preparation courses is being disputed by the organization that represents college and university education programs. The November report, "Easy A's and What's Behind Them"—which is based on graduation data from 500 institutions surveyed—found that students graduate with honors from teaching […]
Timothy L. Killeen, vice chancellor for research and president of the Research Foundation of the State University of New York, will become the 20th president of the University of Illinois system. He spent more than 20 years teaching and in administration at the University of Michigan, and he served as assistant director for geosciences at […]
To help our readers navigate the coming year in higher education, University Business proudly presents Outlook 2015. In-depth stories cover the major trends impacting administration and management, enrollment and retention, finance, facilities, technology, and teaching and learning. We interviewed experts in each of these topic areas—administrators who are active on the national scene, education researchers, […]
If the 10 years I've spent observing and analyzing the industry since I started my blog are any indication, there's one prediction I can make with complete confidence: The new year will have its share of surprises and challenges. Keep these five trends in mind. Predictive analytics Reporting on past performance and monitoring real-time activity […]
At the drop of a hat, we run down to the grocery store to grab food and water – never thinking these consumables are actually vulnerable to the threat of agroterrorism. Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tommy Thompson, put it this way "For the life of me, I cannot understand why the […]
