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2 new ways to support student financial literacy on campus

Campus teams responsible for teaching students about financial literacy—and improving cohort default rates—are getting support through financial wellness training and certification programs.

How IT leaders can help colleagues across campus be more receptive to change

IT leaders must embrace an inclusive approach to ensure their colleagues understand the benefits of technology change and become more receptive to it.

Industry News: Higher ed institutions select data management and procurement tools, include Target stores on campus, investigate energy-efficient tech

U of South Florida, Notre Dame, UK, Michigan State U, CU Boulder and Kent State U work to improve technology and student life.

How drones are raising the bar on campus safety

Drones will help campus security officers with situational awareness, which will aid in searching for missing people, assessing traffic accidents, photographing crime scenes and mapping evacuation routes.

Will a new rule settle the grad student unionization question?

Private colleges and universities may get more certainty over whether they must treat graduate-student teaching assistants as employees who have the right to unionize.

‘Micro’ hiring for macroeconomic impact

Higher ed institutions are strengthening town-gown relationships by partnering with local vendors and by offering vocational learning opportunities.

Carnegie Mellon shares $100 million in teaching research and resources

The OpenSimon Toolkit is a suite of resources that includes platforms for designing and delivering open courseware, intelligent tutor authoring, chatbot frameworks, and more.

Business etiquette lessons evolve

Higher ed institutions focus on contemporary etiquette to ready students for the workforce.

Morehouse College commencement speaker gift to graduates with student loans and its aftermath

Is the dream gift for Morehouse College’s 2019 graduating class a nightmare for the financial aid office?

Industry News: Higher ed institutions launch online programs, select management systems

From California to Pennsylvania, colleges and universities work with solution providers to offer new services to staff and students.