Many higher ed institutions are moving away from the use of paper forms and some are requiring brief "check-ins" online to improve the employee evaluation process for efficiency and effectiveness.
Total state support for higher education grew by 5% to approximately $96.6 billion in fiscal year 2019-20, representing the highest increase since 2014-15, according to the annual Grapevine survey.
Colleges and universities across the country are partnering with providers to assess student success, add new information management software, include an on-demand food delivery app, participate in an agriculture research project, and more.
Campus leaders are distinguishing honors colleges from their four-year programs by building honors campuses and blending advanced courses into general education.
A higher ed consultant offers advice on how universities and colleges can rethink and reboot their operational models to help their institutions achieve long-term success.
Having the right size physical plant, workforce and programming can pay off—if you act now, says UB guest columnist Karen Gross, an advisor and consultant to nonprofit higher ed institutions, and a former president of Southern Vermont College.
UB guest columnist Michael Bernstein addresses how higher ed institutions can align the work of faculty and students with the needs, goals and interests of their communities. They are in a position to take the lead on the pressing issue of water quality by leveraging cutting-edge research and tech, says Bernstein, who is interim president of Stony Brook U.
UB guest columnist Danielle Yardy discusses how to improve the flow of information around campus. It may be time for a new data integration strategy, she says.
STEAM learning communities produce graduates with resilience, resourcefulness and ingenuity–and the kind of entrepreneurial spirit and disruptive thinking that drives design career success in the 21st century, says UB Future Shock columnist James E. Samels.
