Managing an Institution
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Michael McDonough | President, Raritan Valley Community CollegeThe COVID-19 pandemic has turned an already fragile higher education landscape into one of anxiety and doubt. It has created financial havoc, derailed student expectations and fueled uncertainty about the…
Aviation Maintenance During a Pandemic: The Inside Story
Holly Zanville | Strategy Director for the Future of Learning and Work, Lumina FoundationLumina Foundation recently awarded a grant to Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW) to partner with AAR, an independent provider of aviation services to commercial and government customers worldwide, to…
Public Health in a Remote Environment: How the University of Hawaii is Delivering Contact Tracing
William Chismar | Dean of Outreach College and Interim Dean of Myron B Thompson School of Social Work, University of Hawaii at Manoa Sarah SimmonsTo help accelerate the re-opening of state economies, it’s essential to reduce the spread of coronavirus and the COVID-19 illness it causes. The first step to actually accomplishing this work…
Hands-On Learning During a Hands-Off Pandemic
Jeffrey Rafn | President, Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeVariously called project-based, hands-on, laboratory, experiential or tactile education there is no question that learning while doing is one of the most effective ways to learn a new concept or…
Simplifying the Transition to Remote Learning
David Schejbal | Vice President and Chief of Digital Learning, Marquette UniversityNot everyone is familiar, or even comfortable, with an online learning and working format, which higher education institutions need to bear in mind when transitioning to a remote environment. It’s…
Learning from Experience: Northeastern’s Robust Connections Between Classroom and Commerce
Christine Carpenter | Vice President of Membership Engagement, CAELTo get an idea of the importance Northeastern University places on experience in education, look no further than the ’About’ section of the university’s website. “Experience is at the core…
We Can’t Tenure Our Way Out: How CE Can Help Universities Adapt to a Recession Economy
Michael Frasciello | Dean of the University College, Syracuse UniversityThe pandemic response has pushed higher education institutions to develop new strategies to adapt to evolving learner needs. Although emergencies require unique and specific responses, higher ed’s shift to remote…
Behind the Scenes of a Remote Learning Shift
Vi Bergquist | Chief Information Officer, St. Cloud Technical and Community CollegeMoving to a remote learning environment puts a lot of pressure of faculty and staff. Hundreds of hours have been put into preparing everyone to work remotely. This shift has…