News Briefs
Conscious Onboarding: 10 Ways to Support New Online Instructors
Rebecca Cooney | Director of Murrow Online Programs in the Edward R. Murrow College of CommunicationIt is a widely accepted standard that in order for an academic department to recruit and retain valuable teaching faculty, they must provide orientation, professional development opportunities and sustainable support.…
The “I” vs. "We” Balance: Highlighting Your Collaborative Prowess When Interviewing
Jen Meyers Pickard | Executive Search Consultant in the Education Practice, WittKiefferCollaboration. Collaborate. Collaborative. Collaboratively. Whether used as a noun, verb, adjective or adverb, the masterful use of collaboration as a leadership tool is undoubtedly at the top of every search…
Maintaining Your Enrollment Pipeline: How to Help Students Choose You
Michael Lopez-Patton | Associate Vice President of Admissions, Pacific Oaks CollegeStudents are consumers, and they choose a postsecondary institution using the same decision-making process they use to make any other major purchase. Given the competitive environment non-credit, online, continuing and…
What Strategic Leadership Looks Like in Practice
Alison Witherspoon | Vice President of Continuous Improvement, American College of EducationStrategic leadership in education is critical to success in an ever-changing market. This message is increasingly popular in articles and at conferences geared toward education professionals. Earlier this year, I…
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…