Becoming a leader in the word of higher education means prioritizing learning and seeing challenges and difficulties as opportunities for improvement. Within less than a week of March 13th, 2020,…
Making College More Affordable and Transparent Going Forward
James Toscano | President, Partners for College Affordability and Public Trust Ed Up ExperienceThe pandemic has hit institutions and families hard financially. Going forward, it’s critical that state-level policies are revised and pressure is put on college trustees to make higher education affordable…
It’s critical that institutions recognize the additional workloads, responsibilities and pressures on faculty to support them as much as they support their students and communities. Looking back at the months…
International Student Revenue Drop: The Financial Impact on Higher Education
Michelle Caron | Associate Dean, Southern New Hampshire University Global Zuzana BuzzellLast year, the U.S. set an all-time high in international student enrollment, surpassing one million students and injecting $44.7b into the economy1. International students often pay full tuition and account…
Sticking 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 UniversityConscious Concerns Around COVID-19: Considering Short- and Long-Term Implications
Clara Piloto | Director of Global Programs in Professional Education, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyFinding Opportunity in Chaos
J. Kim McNutt | Dean of the College of Extended and International Education, CSU Dominguez HillsCrisis Breeds Both Challenges and Opportunities
Sandra Woodley | President, UT Permian BasinUnpacking Mixed Messages: Bridging the Institutional Messaging Gap
Ned Khatrichettri | Internship Coordinator in the College of Humanities, University of UtahIowa’s Community College Education and Employment Outcomes Research: Calculating Impact
Paula Nissen | Workforce Preparation and Education Consultant in the Community College and Workforce Preparation Division, Iowa Department of EducationEconomic and Demographic Challenges Facing Community and Technical Colleges
Kevin E. Drumm | President, SUNY Broome Community CollegeFive Things Everyone Should Know About Being a Community College President
Joianne Smith | President, Oakton Community College
I grew up in California. I had ambitions of going to college and majoring in business, but fate and hormones had other plans for me. I ran away from home…
Growing Faculty Diversity is a Shared Responsibility of Critical Importance
Freeman Hrabowski III | President, University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyTasked with finding solutions to society’s greatest challenges, colleges and universities today are working to get a handle on the growing chasms and divisions that are deepening across American communities.…
Over the next four years, a series of dynamics will challenge the ability of public colleges and universities to advance their missions of providing affordable college opportunities, improving student success,…
Medical Education’s Seismic Shift (and What It Means for Leadership)
Joyce De Leo | Consultant in Academic Medicine and Health Sciences Practice, Witt/KiefferMedical education is undergoing a significant and much-needed transformation. For over 100 years the standard medical school curriculum has comprised two years of lecture-based science classes followed by two years…
Reimagining College Rankings: What Information Do Students Truly Need?
Martha Ellis | Dean of Faculty at the Roueche Graduate Center, National American UniversityGoing Beyond the Quick and Dirty: Crafting a Truly Representative Ratings System
Lester Lefton | President Emeritus, Kent State UniversityFinding Metrics that Matter to Adult Students
Javier Miyares | President, University of Maryland University CollegeTrends in Post-Traditional Education: Tracking and Responding to Change
Tina Goodyear | Chief Operating Officer, The Presidents' Forum at Excelsior CollegeMaximizing Your Education Investment When You Return to the Real World
Nikki Karakostas | Master’s Student, George Washington UniversityBeyond Dodgeball: Tailoring Extracurricular Opportunities for Adults
Jo Emanuelson | Student, Christopher Newport UniversityWhy I’m Choosing a House Over a Degree
Jackie Lewis | Stewardship Officer, RESOLVE CampaignROI for Adult Learners: Maximizing Higher Ed’s Non-Monetary Value
Tennis Lilly | Master’s Student, Lesley UniversityPower to Students … and a Theoretical Kick in the Backside
Tony Birch | Course Developer William Haney
The following interview is with Omid Fotuhi, a project manager and researcher at the Stanford University’s Interventions Lab. Fotuhi’s work focuses on finding ways to scale interventions proven to boost…
The Exit Ramps That Could Save Higher Education
Kenneth Hartman | Past President of Drexel University Online, Drexel UniversityThe following interview is with Ken Hartman, senior fellow and principal analyst at Eduventures and former president of Drexel University Online. Hartman is a leading advocate for transformation in the…
As the result of the stagnation in the hiring of college graduates in the aftermath of the Great Recession, a debate about the economic value of pursuing and receiving a…