In 2015, the Executive Office of the President of the United States launched the America’s College Promise Proposal, an idea that would make at least two years of college free…
Public Higher Ed: Keeping Up in a Rapidly Changing World
Vistasp Karbhari | Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington“Change before you have to.” Jack Welch, retired CEO of General Electric The world around us has transformed dramatically in the last few decades: Corporate entities that were considered rock…
Every year millions of U.S. students arrive at college campuses unprepared for college work and have to take remedial courses in an effort to catch up. Nationally, 50 percent…
The San Diego Promise: Minimizing Barriers to Access Takes a Village
Lynn Neault | Vice Chancellor of Student Services, San Diego Community College DistrictIn 2015, President Barack Obama issued the America’s College Promise proposal, which endeavoured to make two-year postsecondary education as accessible to students as a high school education. Across the United…
University Leaders and Their Role in Supporting Community College Transfer Students
Marie Cini | Former President, CAELLeading Transfer Efforts: Two-Year and Four-Year Leaders Need to Collaborate to Succeed
Bruce Leslie | Chancellor, Alamo CollegesPutting Technology to Work for Transfer Students
Susan Aldridge | President of Drexel University Online, Drexel UniversityHolding the Fort While Forging Ahead: Improving Degree Completion and Transfer at Two-Year Colleges
Lenore Rodicio | Executive Vice President and Provost, Miami Dade CollegeImproved Seamlessness and Wider Definition of Success Critical in the Transfer Conversation
Jeff Fanter | Former Vice President Marketing and Communications, Ivy Tech Community CollegeOvercoming Common Barriers to Transfer for Community College Students
John E. Cech | Deputy Commissioner of Academic and Student Affairs, Montana University SystemMaking Transfer a Reality: Responsibilities at the Two-Year and Four-Year Level
L. Joy Gates Black | Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Student Success, Tarrant County CollegeCommunity Colleges as Pathways to Baccalaureate Attainment: Benefits, Obstacles, and Policy Implications
Di Xu | Assistant Professor in the School of Education, UC IrvineCollege-Employer Partnership Signals New Horizons for Ontario’s Workforce
Linda Franklin | President and Chief Executive Officer, Colleges Ontario
The topic of stackable credentials has been a central topic of conversations focused on the higher education space as of late and there are several questions that are often asked…
Stackable Credentials Meet the Needs of Students and Society
Doug Shapiro | Executive Research Director, National Student ClearinghouseIn the wake of the Great Recession, a number of “truths” higher education leaders took to be self-evident are disappearing. Students no longer fit into the traditional 18- 22-year-old demographic.…
Prior learning pathways can serve as a possible solution to several current criticisms in the higher education space. These include the high debt for college, the need to personalize the…
Access and Support Critical to Success for Traditionally Underserved Students
Maurizio Trevisan | Provost, The City College of New YorkHigher education institutions play a massive role in supporting economic growth and prosperity, but this cannot be an accidental by-product of their work. Entire communities tend to be underserved as…
The Engaged Continuing Education Leader: Critical for the Future of Higher Ed
Fred Holman | Vice Provost of Extended Studies, University of Nevada, RenoBranches, Roots and Blossoms: All One Tree
Ron Cantor | President, Southern Maine Community CollegeEstablishing a Transfer Culture: Facilitating Movement from Two- to Four-Year Higher Ed
Juanita Chrysanthou | Vice President of Student Affairs, College of Southern NevadaA Tale of Two Silos: Universities and Colleges
Audrey Penner | President, Northern CollegeHow to Ensure a Successful Transfer Transition: Four Solutions
Heather Adams | Director of the UCLA Transfer and Non-Traditional Student Program, UC Los AngelesMOOCs and the Global Democratization of Higher Education
Anant Agarwal | President, edXKeeping the Promise and Going the Distance on College Transfer Reform
Michele Siqueiros | President, Campaign for College OpportunityLarge-Scale Adoption of Open Educational Resources as an Institutional Differentiator
Matthew Prineas | Provost and Vice President-Academic, Athabasca UniversityDemocratizing the MBA: Positioning Tuition-Free Business Education
Russell Winer | William Joyce Professor of Marketing at the Stern School of Business, New York University
There’s no shortage of publications and systems available for students to track institutional performance and student success. Unfortunately, the truth of many of these systems is that they ignore or…
Rankings Punish Innovation and Diminish Higher Ed Diversity
Meredith Twombly | Dean of Enrollment and Retention, Hampshire CollegeCollege rankings are seen by many institutions as the be-all and end-all of their institution’s brand, a major factor in their opportunities to succeed. But what happens when you can…
Transfer has long been a focused goal and strategic priority for both two-year and four-year institutions in Kentucky. Over the years, well crafted articulation agreements have been developed that provide…