The synergy was clear and the outcomes have been positive for the merger of New England College and New Hampshire Institute of Art. NEC President Michele Perkins shares strategies and how the first joint cohort of new students this fall met enrollment and budget goals.
Prevention is key to combating student use of e-cigarettes, say UB guest columnists Melinda Ickes, Jim Pauly and Beth Magner of the University of Kentucky. Here are four strategies.
Having the right audiovisual technology to support communication and collaboration is important for this purpose-driven space, says UB guest columnist Nick Swayne, who is a UB Tech® 2020 speaker and the founding director of JMU X-Labs at James Madison University.
Connect data with decision-making to compete and thrive—or paltry prospects and eroding enrollments will continue, says UB guest columnist and UB Tech featured speaker Jason Simon. Simon, who is associate vice president for Data, Analytics, and Institutional Research at the University of North Texas, provides strategies for getting started.
Virtual advising and embedded graduates bring college advising to a wider group of students—some of whom may not otherwise receive any substantial guidance in making decisions about postsecondary education.
Developing higher ed leadership-design team partnerships early leads to project success—from meeting institution and student needs to attracting and retaining students, says UB guest columnist Paul Orban, of BHDP Architecture.
The best relationships grow out of collaborative planning and programming, and require a shared philosophy and practice of transparency about future development options, says James E. Samels, UB Future Shock columnist.
Prospective and current students, as well as alumni, need guidance from their institutions in being responsible about taking out student loans and then paying them back.
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.
