News Briefs
Measuring Prior Learning Success by Leveraging Data
Joseph D. Levy | Executive Director of Assessment and Accreditation, National Louis UniversityWhen thinking about Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) success, it’s all about the data. PLA programs lend themselves to an array of data informed possibilities (both quantitative and qualitative). At the…
Defying the MBA Odds: Conscious Focus on Student Needs Central to Differentiation
Neil Trotta | Assistant Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, Fisher CollegeRecently, there have been plenty of articles written about the fall of the traditional MBA program. Institutions have shut down their traditional MBAs and invested all of their resources into…
Learning, The Brain, and Memory: Five Steps to Support Effective Learning
Mark Hobson | Senior Associate Dean of Business, Southern New Hampshire UniversityWhile most educators are not trained in neuroscience, of particular interest to educational research are advancing discoveries in learning, the brain and memory. Dr. Thad A. Polk, a cognitive neuroscientist…
Conscious Collaboration: Three Ways CE and Enrollment Management Can Drive Institution-Wide Registrations
Lisa R. Braverman | Dean of the Petrocelli School of Continuing Studies, Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityWe know from statisticians and worried admissions officers nationally that the pipeline of traditional American high school graduates is in decline, and that this downward trend is expected to continue…
A Week Dedicated to Non-Trads
EvoLLLution NewsWireAs universities and colleges around the country mark the beginning of National Non-Traditional Student Week (November 4-8), many institutions continue to work toward improving adult learner access to higher education.…
Proposal Calls for Student-Loan Repayment System Overhaul
EvoLLLution NewsWireStudent loans in the United States have gotten out of control, but a new proposal could help stop the flood. A policy proposal released on Monday, titled “Loans for Educational…
Student Success Centers Gaining Traction
EvoLLLution NewsWireStudent Success Centers have been established in five states to help higher education administrators better understand and overcome the challenges they and their colleagues are facing. The Kresge Foundation has…
Postsecondary Institutions Go Off-Campus to Engage Adult Learners
EvoLLLution NewsWireIf the student cannot come to the campus, the campus will come to the student. This is the new approach for higher education institutions that serve large numbers of adult…