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A New Way Forward: CAEL Association Update (August 2019)
Marie Cini | President, CAELI’m delighted to announce a new partnership between CAEL and The EvoLLLution to deliver timely information on the latest advances related to serving adult working learners. When you consider the…
Pack Your Passion for Denver 2019
Amy Jordan | Director of Special Projects in the School of Continuing Studies, Loyola University Chicago Patti SpaniolaWhen force and passion collide, good things happen. This year’s ACHE conference in Denver, Colorado, promises good things: expert exhibitors, innovative keynote speakers, absorbing breakout sessions and workshops, new blood,…
Mapping Higher Ed’s Digital Transformations
Susan Grajek | Vice President of Communities and Research, EDUCAUSETechnological advancement and innovation is fundamentally changing every industry and higher education is not immune. The NCM Horizon Report tracks these shifts, and contextualizes them for the postsecondary space. It serves…
The ‘Wild West’ of Art and Design Education: Courting the Corporate World
Deborah Obalil | President and Executive Director, Association of Independent Colleges of Art & DesignWith the growing demand for creative talent to drive innovation, art and design institutions should be on the leading edge of the higher education shift. But taking advantage of this…
Placing 4-H Within The 21st-Century Land-Grant Mission
E. Gordon Gee | President, West Virginia University Stephen Gavazzi, Jennifer Sirangelo, Karen J. PittmanIn the 2018 book “Land-Grant Universities for the Future: Higher Education for the Public Good,” Ohio State professor Stephen Gavazzi and West Virginia president E. Gordon Gee sought to clarify…
Aligning the Regulatory Environment with the 21st Century Realities
Robert Hansen | Chief Executive Officer, UPCEA Kathleen Ives, Russ PoulinDespite changing student demographics and technological advancements, the American higher education regulatory infrastructure and related legislation continue to address only the needs of traditional postsecondary students. In this interview, leaders…
A Common Language for College Credit
Jacqueline Arnold | Manager of Strategic Communications and Relationships, Saylor Academy Marie Cini, Marc SingerWhile attending an international conference recently, I was struck that all of the attendees—who came from Africa, Southeastern Asia and Europe—used English as the lingua franca of the event. (Those…