Managing an Institution
Community Colleges: Gateways to Socioeconomic Growth During Crisis
Bill Pink | President, Grand Rapids Community CollegeWith unemployment numbers growing the longer we’re in this pandemic, the number of enrollments will begin to soar. It’s up to postsecondary institutions—particularly community colleges—to get these folks back into…
Don’t Let A Good Crisis Go to Waste
Eric Heiser | Provost of Academic and Student Affairs, Central Ohio Technical CollegeWith a future that remains unclear, one thing that will surely come out of this pandemic is an increase in hybrid courses. In order to prepare for this change, institutions…
Embedding Certifications into Bachelor’s Degrees Could Improve Transitions into the Labor Market
Holly Zanville | Strategy Director for the Future of Learning and Work, Lumina Foundation Karen ElzeyThere’s a growing interest in embedding industry-recognized certifications into college and university degree programs. Workcred is working on a Lumina-supported project with the goal of improving students’ transition from college…
Learner-Centered Strategic Planning
Monique Snowden | Provost and Senior Vice President, Fielding Graduate UniversityLearning models, methodologies, delivery and assessments are generally under the purview of chief academic officers, academic administrators and faculties. Actual learning experiences and outcomes, however, are more squarely determined by…
Agility in a Time of Crisis
Michelle Giovannozzi | Director of the Center for Executive and Professional Education, Portland State UniversityAs COVID-19 keeps everyone off campus, colleges and universities are looking to deliver an effective remote learning environment. The current circumstances create a unique set of challenges for all divisions…
Keeping Faculty and Learners Engaged While Isolated
Cathy Sandeen | Chancellor, University of Alaska-AnchorageThe speed at which institutions have been able to respond to the COVID-19 crisis has been fast, but was it enough? Are learners able to stay engaged with the content?…
How Continuing Studies Are Being Affected By COVID-19
Maureen MacDonald | Dean of the School of Continuing Studies, University of TorontoShutdowns and the shift to remote learning aren’t just affecting traditional college and university campuses—they’re impacting operations for continuing and professional education divisions as well. In this interview, Maureen MacDonald…
Coronavirus: My Warning to Colleges 14 Years Ago and My Advice Today
Kenneth Hartman | Past President of Drexel University Online, Drexel UniversityFourteen years ago, I authored an op-ed titled “Schools must learn to use Internet to quickly recover from a disaster,”stating: “Imagine what would happen if a pandemic outbreak disrupts an…