Not known for being innovative, higher ed is at a turning point where it can transform its old models to accommodate the modern lifelong learner. In a time of financial…
Identifying Barriers to Innovation
Amardeep Kahlon | Assistant Dean of Distance Learning and External Relations, Austin Community CollegeHigher education has been historically slow to change, but this current time of uncertainty offers institutions the opportunity to re-invent themselves according to students’ needs. Higher Education is at the…
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…
Faculty’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 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 Education
As local providers of workforce training and higher education, the role of community colleges is set to grow as student populations become increasingly non-traditional. But given the credit-based funding model…
Five Things Everyone Should Know About Being a Community College President
Joianne Smith | President, Oakton Community CollegeBefore becoming the fourth president of Oakton Community College in July 2015, I thought I was prepared. I worked alongside Oakton’s previous president, Margaret Burke Lee, for years as vice…
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.…
The Mid-Term: Key Challenges for Public Higher Education Over the Next Four Years
Thomas Harnisch | Vice President of Government Relations, State Higher Education Executive OfficersMedical Education’s Seismic Shift (and What It Means for Leadership)
Joyce De Leo | Consultant in Academic Medicine and Health Sciences Practice, Witt/KiefferReimagining 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 Campaign
Many of the contributors to this special issue will point out the economic benefits and wider employment opportunities that a college education brings. Adult learners reap the benefit of higher…
Power to Students … and a Theoretical Kick in the Backside
Tony Birch | Course Developer William HaneyAfter an exhausting day of reading online homework assignments from students, you ask yourself in a frustrated, hair-pulling shout, “How many more times am I going to repeat myself…
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…