Attracting Students
The ‘Wild West’ of Art and Design Education: Courting the Corporate World
Deborah Obalil | President and Executive Director, Association of Independent Colleges of Art & DesignWith the growing demand for creative talent to drive innovation, art and design institutions should be on the leading edge of the higher education shift. But taking advantage of this…
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Training Programs Need A Reboot
Bruce Rudy | Senior Executive Director of the Center for Professional Excellence in the College of Business, UT San AntonioDiversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) programs have been popping up at colleges, universities and within organizations in rapid succession over the past several years. In response to calls for more…
Save the Degree from Irrelevance: Rethinking On-Ramps to Higher Education
Karen Ferguson | Provost, Colorado State University-Global CampusTo stay relevant, higher education has to be willing to meet the needs and expectations of learners and industry leaders. Meeting those needs requires flexibility in how we think about…
Socioeconomic Status, Bias and the Role of Higher Education
Rick Mask | Associate Dean of Business, Southern New Hampshire UniversityThis is an excerpt of Social Capital 2.0 by Rick Mask. Learn more about the book here. One major and unfair detriment to social capital acquisition is a person’s socioeconomic…
How to Leverage Fresh Starts to Support Enrollment and Persistence Growth
Ross O'hara | Behavioral Researcher, Persistence PlusMany students withdraw when they find themselves facing insurmountable debts, both financial and academic. Offering a fresh start could motivate them to finish their degree. Every spring, I feel extra…
Making Sense of the Rising Completion Rates Across Postsecondary Institutions
Doug Shapiro | Executive Research Director, National Student ClearinghouseFrom financial means to mobility, a number of variables can determine whether a student will persist through a program and graduate within a reasonable timeline. In this interview, Doug Shapiro…
Meeting the Needs of the Changing Higher Education Enrollment Landscape
Jenny Rickard | President and CEO, The Common ApplicationThe number of students attending American colleges and universities is projected to rise from 19.9 million in 2018 to 20.5 million by 2027, according to the National Center for Education…
Expanding Beyond the Classroom: Adopting a Holistic Focus on Student Formation
P. Gerard Shaw | Dean of the School of Business, Dean CollegeHigher education continues to evolve. Recognizing the needs of society, it has grown from its monastery roots where universities prepared monks who needed to know how to read, write, and…