Attracting Students
Driving Adult Enrollments: Five Factors that Attract Working Professionals
Helen Sabell | Chief Executive Officer and Principal, The College for Adult LearningIn an age of unrelenting technological and social advancements, it is crucial for working professionals to maintain relevant industry knowledge and practices. Adult training is an excellent solution for individuals…
The Power of Continuing Education
David Schejbal | Dean of Continuing Education, Outreach and E-Learning, University of Wisconsin-ExtensionThe data are clear: The average American changes jobs every 4.4 years. (Bureau of Labor Statistics); Within the next few years, 65 percent of all jobs will require at least…
Imperatives to Enhance Transferability and Access from Community Colleges to Universities
Vistasp Karbhari | President, The University of Texas at Arlington“There are still many things to work on—the start, the transition, the finish. I am not just going to sit around and wait” ~Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce In that quote, Shelly-Ann…
When Bad Things Happen to Good Universities
Madeleine Rhyneer | Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing, Susquehanna UniversityIt comes as no surprise to most of us that college and university campuses are microcosms of our entire nation. Good and bad behavior and positive and divisive interactions coexist…
Rethinking Recruitment: Dual Credit Academies and Developing Robust Enrollment Pipelines
Brian Gerber | Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, Valdosta State UniversityThe smoke signals for higher education could not be clearer. Reduced funding and greater competition for fewer traditional-age students are forcing colleges to seek innovative ways to garner students in…
Putting Skin in the Game: Chevron and the Engineering Academies
Glenn Weckerlin | Director of University Partnerships and Association Relations, ChevronBroadening access to promising postsecondary programs that lead to high-paying careers is a priority for colleges and universities across the country. One group that’s often missing from these efforts, however,…
The Case for Income-Share Agreements
Daniel Pianko | Co-Founder and Managing Director, University Ventures Michael Horn | Principal Consultant, Entangled Solutions & Co-Founder, Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive InnovationAt a time when a college degree is table stakes for the information economy, our backward-looking system of private lending presents a daunting barrier for low-income students who are faced…
Driving Access from the Top: How Systems Can Expand Entry Points to Higher Education
Michelle Solér | Director of Competency-Based Education and Assessment, University of North Carolina-General Administration“What if all North Carolinians reached their full potential? What would that mean for our state and what would it take to get us there?" —UNC President Margaret Spellings, October…