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Left! Left! Left, Right, Left: One University’s Experience with Bootcamps
Cyrus Homayounpour | Associate Dean for Marketing and Enrollment Management in the College of Professional Studies, George Washington UniversityBy my conservative estimate, since the establishment of the first coding bootcamp in 2012 the number of such schools, both for-profit and non-profit universities in the United States and Canada,…
How an Active Extended University Benefits the Rest of Campus
Beth Brunk-Chavez | Dean of Extended University, University of Texas at El PasoMany higher education institutions feature a college called something like “Extended University.” While the units which make up that college may vary, common denominators often include a continuing education organization…
How Partnering with Continuing Studies Improves Degree Relevancy
Nicole Tate-Hill | Academic Program Manager in Continuing Studies, Western UniversityUniversities have been increasingly challenged regarding how applicable traditional academic offerings are to our increasingly modern world. There is a contentious and growing view of a university’s role in creating…
Laying the Groundwork: How to Establish the Foundation for a Successful IBC
John LaBrie | Professor of the Practice in Higher Education, Northeastern UniversityInternational branch campuses (IBCs) are risky propositions. As a pure educational start-up, they have many inherent challenges. They lack brand recognition in their new market. Their value proposition has no…
Megatrends Prompt Universities to Innovate and Internationalize
Rahul Choudaha | Executive Vice President of Global Engagement, Research and Intelligence, StudyportalsGlobally, higher education enrollment is projected to reach 332 million by 2030—an increase of 56 percent, or 120 million students—from 2015. Likewise, the number of internationally mobile students will reach…
Continual Improvement is Key to Success: Three Factors to Making it Part of Your Institutional Culture
Becky Takeda-Tinker | President, Colorado State University—Global CampusIn today’s higher education environment of declining enrollments and only half of entering students actually completing their programs, institutions that seek to be viable in the long run must be…
Putting the Shine Back on the Academic Innovation Apple
MJ Bishop | Director of the William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation, University System of MarylandThis month marks five years since I gave up my tenured faculty position to become the inaugural director of the University System of Maryland’s (USM) William E. Kirwan Center for…
Putting the Pieces in Place: Launching a Competency-Based Program
Laurie Dodge | Vice Provost and Vice Chancellor of Institutional Assessment, Brandman UniversityDemand for competency-based education is growing nationwide, as employers and students are looking for more concrete mechanisms to earn and display specific skills and capabilities. These programs are characterized by…