Today’s Learner
The age of the 18- to 22-year-old residential student as higher education’s main demographic is over. Today, higher education institutions must serve a rich student population with unique demands and specific needs. Colleges and universities must work harder than ever to understand and serve today’s students.
Forging Intellect: Understanding and Responding to the Demands of Today’s (and Tomorrow’s) Employers
David Steele-Figueredo | President, Woodbury UniversityAs an academic and former private sector executive, I think two leadership traits, among many, are knowledge and intellect. Knowledge is an easily understandable concept, but what do we mean…
Transforming the Main Campus By Leveraging Non-Traditional Divisions
David R. Cillay | Vice President of Academic Outreach and Innovation, Washington State UniversityNon-traditional divisions are frequently at the forefront of change in higher education, often serving as incubators for new teaching methods and administrative models. However, while these divisions tend to operate…
Skills Development and Academic Preparation: Balancing Perceived Conflicts in Higher Education
Vistasp Karbhari | President, The University of Texas at ArlingtonEach fall, thousands of students start their academic journeys at universities across the nation, taking tentative steps towards degrees. These students are enrolling at a time when there is a…
Reflecting Back: How Higher Education Has Changed Over 33 Years
Walter Pearson | Dean of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies, Loyola University-ChicagoThe Learners When I started in the field of adult higher education, our dominant student persona was (mostly) white women who had returned to school. Many of these learners had…
Striving For Student Services Nirvana: Will We Ever Arrive?
Karen Pedersen | Dean of Global Campus, Kansas State UniversityIn 1998 there were no iPhones, no DVD players, almost no online education, and certainly no such thing as exemplary student services for online learners. It was in this setting…
Instilling the Value of Lifelong Learning in Traditional College Students
Michelle Behr | Chancellor, University of Minnesota, MorrisWhile the non-traditional student population is growing, traditional students–18- to 22-year-olds in four-year liberal arts programs–are still an integral part of the campus classroom. In this interview, Michelle Behr discusses…
Creating Access Pathways for Parents: A Transformational Approach to Supporting Attainment Among An Underserved Audience
Collin Callaway | Chief Operations Officer, Arkansas Community CollegesThe Arkansas Career Pathways Initiative (CPI) was launched in 2005 by state leaders who combined efforts to help low-income parents access education and training programs that lead to meaningful, family-supporting…