Modern higher education institutions need to recognize and respond to the needs of their learners and communities to be true agents of change and transformation. I used to work at…
Improving Higher Education by Serving New Audiences
Thomas Stewart | Vice Chancellor for Social Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, National University SystemAdult learners are becoming the majority student demographic and institutions need to begin meeting their needs to survive and thrive in this new era of higher education. As higher education…
As higher education approaches a new future, there’s an opportunity to create more accessible and collaborative programming that meets the needs of learners and industry. March 2020 was when the…
Shifting to a Shorter Semester Model in the Wake of the Pandemic
Anne Houtman | President, Earlham CollegeIn adapting to a temporary—or new—normal created by the pandemic, more institutions have been looking at shorter semester models to see whether they’re a viable option going forward. The disruption…
Building a Strategy to Sustain Growth in the Next Normal
Philip Regier | University Dean for Educational Initiatives & CEO of EdPlus, Arizona State University Sue Ellspermann, Thomas Stith, Frank Dooley, Madeline PumariegaDefining the Modern Learner Lifecycle In This New Normal
Thomas Stith III | President, North Carolina Community College System Madeline Pumariega, Frank Dooley, Philip Regier, Sue EllspermannProfessional & Continuing Ed and DE&I in Higher Education
Mayen B. Udoetuk | Director of Program and Partner Development, University of California Santa Cruz Ed Up ExperienceRejiggering Higher Education
MJ Knoll-Finn | Senior Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success, New York University Ed Up ExperienceEnsuring Integration Between Healthcare and Education
Geoffrey Roche | Senior Vice President, Dignity Health Global EducationThe New Frontier for Learning and Work
Peter Smith | Orkand Chair and Professor of Innovative Practices in Higher Education, University of Maryland University CollegeBetter Serving the Underserved Through Personalization
Joann Kozyrev | Vice President of Design and Development, Western Governors UniversityOptimizing Continuing Education Schools Beyond the Pandemic
Andrea Keener | Associate Dean of Continuing Education and Professional Development, Miami Dade CollegeCatalyzing Visionary Global Leaders
Kenya Ayers-Palmore | President, Tarrant County College Ed Up Experience
With the pandemic highlighting inequities among communities, higher ed has the opportunity to reshape its way of thinking and deliver on its mission to support the lifelong learner. Community colleges…
Creating Collaboration Across the Institution to Meet Modern Learner Demands
Tanya Zlateva | Dean for the Metropolitan College and Extended Education, Boston UniversityTraditional structures within higher ed need an upgrade. Modern learners expect an experience that is flexible and accessible and PCE divisions can help the broad institution deliver on this mission. On…
Although birth and high school graduation rates have fallen over recent years, institutions of higher education must improve their own retention and graduation rates by collaborating with their local communities…
Non-Credit Divisions’ Operation Within the Constraints and Processes of Higher Education
Laura McCullough | Vice President of Workforce and Economic Development Division, BridgeValley Community and Technical CollegeRe-defining commonly used terms, designing high-quality non-credit curricula and familiarizing non-credit students with some of the learning tools used on the main campus help to legitimize non-credit education to broader…
Driving Change: The Need for Innovation Specialists
Terry Bower | Associate Vice President of Innovative and Lifelong Learning, Metropolitan State University of DenverDon’t Makes Cuts to Your Institution—Transform It Instead
Melik Khoury | President and Chief Executive Officer, Unity CollegeIdentifying Barriers to Innovation
Amardeep Kahlon | Dean of the Technical Institute, Unity CollegeTurning a Challenge Into An Opportunity
Sharleen Smith | Director of Continuing Education and Outreach, Troy UniversityMaking College More Affordable and Transparent Going Forward
James Toscano | President, Partners for College Affordability and Public Trust Ed Up ExperienceFaculty’s Changing Roles and Responsibilities as a Result of COVID-19: How Universities Can Better Support Them
Vistasp Karbhari | Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The University of Texas at ArlingtonInternational Student Revenue Drop: The Financial Impact on Higher Education
Michelle Caron | Associate Dean, Southern New Hampshire University Global Zuzana BuzzellSticking With Your Mission Through a Remote Shift
Sandra Kurtinitis | President, Community College of Baltimore CountyWhat Higher Education Can Take From COVID-19
Erica Vail Young | Executive Director of Online Learning, Clarks Summit University
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a pioneer of modern online education. The institution was one of the early players in the MOOC game, was behind the launch of…
Finding Opportunity in Chaos
J. Kim McNutt | Dean of the College of Extended and International Education, CSU Dominguez HillsWe’re in a period of crisis, but there are still opportunities to take advantage of and positives we to take away. For example, shifting to remote learning is creating new…
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced some fundamental shifts on higher education, and its broader impact on the economy will only create more change over time. In the short-term, response to…