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IT centralization: Institutional hesitation

Despite technology’s critical role in higher ed, there remains a gap between central IT and the rest of campus that can lead to unnecessary...

Team effort needed for collecting loan default data

Institutions that are successful in preventing loan defaults make it a campuswide effort, according to a recent survey by the Association of Community College...

Adaptive learning thrives best among other technologies

A recent report suggests that while new technologies enable adaptive learning to play a major role in the future of higher ed, most instructors...

Virtual reality headset brings campuses to students

Admissions officers: Would more students enroll if you could bring your campus and its top-flight learning spaces along on recruiting trips? That technology—powered by YouVisit.com’s...

A financial game-changer in college sports?

Quick, what business makes more money than the NFL yet pays most of its workers next to nothing? The answer is college sports, which according...

Higher ed partnership taps offsite solar energy

A 20-year agreement to bring solar power from North Carolina to D.C. could become a model for how large urban organizations can meet energy...

College CFO’s role must expand in tough financial times

Rising operating costs, unstable revenue streams and continued tough economic times are forcing the campus CFO’s role to grow, say higher ed presidents surveyed...

Off campus, on the radar

A recent Boston Globe investigative series sparked national scrutiny of neighborhoods where some of the city’s college students are reportedly living in crowded, unsafe...

The campus chapel: More than a chapel?

When the pews in campus chapels aren’t filled with students every Sunday, institutional officials may question the best use of the space. Research from two...

Clery Act revisions: More regulations, more questions

Proposed revisions to the Clery Act aim to give colleges and universities a more clear, centralized set of regulations to prevent and investigate sexual...