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Teaching Foreign Languages Online: A Shining Light in Desperate Times
Zack Underwood | Director of University Studies, Virginia TechStudy of foreign languages at colleges and universities is decreasing, the Modern Language Association reported last year. This means foreign language departments across the nation are investigating the need for…
How Industry Associations Can Draw the Map for their Profession, and Where Higher Ed Fits In
Jane Bowen | Chair of the Competency Map Committee, CPA CanadaFor Chartered Professional Accountants (CPAs), the knowledge, skills and abilities required to succeed and advance are shifting. CPA Canada—the national organization representing Canadian CPAs—is working to clarify demands for institutions…
Conscious Innovation: Setting a Future Path for Art and Design Colleges
Kurt Steinberg | President, Montserrat College of ArtHow does an art and design college support a creative life? Supporting a creative life is the ethical and moral duty of every art and design college. The days of…
A Big DEAL for Little Rhode Island
Meghan Hughes | President, Community College of Rhode IslandRhode Island is now home to one of the most significant experiments to align education and workforce development. At the center of this experiment are Infosys and the Community College…
Cooperative Extension Services and the 21st Century Land-Grant Mission
E. Gordon Gee | President, West Virginia University Stephen M. Gavazzi | Professor of Human Development and Family Science, Ohio State UniversityRoger Rennekamp | Associate Dean and Director of OSU Extension, Ohio State UniversitySteve Bonanno | Dean and Director of WVU Extension Services, West Virginia UniversityOhio State University professor Stephen M. Gavazzi and West Virginia University president E. Gordon Gee recently co-authored “Land-Grant Universities for the Future: Higher Education for the Public Good.” The book,…
Looking Under the Hood: The Role of Urban Community Colleges as Economic Engines
Eric M. Friedman | Executive Vice President and Provost, Hudson County Community CollegeIt’s easy to see the prominent place that academic certificate and degree programs play in the daily life of the urban community college where I’ve hung my hat for over…
Support Inside and Outside the Classroom: Ensuring Lasting Success for Dual-Credit Students
David Troutman | Associate Vice Chancellor for Institutional Research and Advanced Analytics, University of Texas SystemDual-credit courses are becoming common undertakings for high school students, and while they give students a chance to jump-start their postsecondary education, it’s not always a straightforward process from high…
It Takes a Village to Make a Village: How to Make Online Learners Part of the College Community
Cheryl Oliver | Associate Dean of Professional Programs at the Carson College of Business, Washington State UniversityIt is often assumed that it is the role of the online department to create community for online students, but I believe it’s the role of the entire institution to…