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The Essential Employability Qualities Certification: Assuring Graduates Are Prepared for the 21st Century Workforce
Melanie Booth | Executive Director, The Quality Assurance Commons for Higher and Postsecondary EducationPreparing learners for employment has become an expected outcome of higher and postsecondary educational programs, regardless of discipline or degree level. Yet surveys and studies continually reveal a growing divide…
Putting Today’s Students Back at the Center of Federal Policies
Julie Peller | Executive Director, Higher Learning AdvocatesIn 1965, when our nation’s keystone higher education law, the Higher Education Act, was first passed by Congress and signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson, the American student population…
Supporting Post-Traditional Students Drives Broad and Significant Benefits
Louis Soares | Vice President of Strategy, Research and Advancement, American Council on EducationCalls for change are familiar to many of us in the higher education community, and in recent years they have grown louder. Government, members of the media, employers, and most…
Coming Into the Fold: Why (and How) Trustees Should Participate in Institutional Procurement
Armand Alacbay | Vice President of Trustee and Legislative Affairs, American Council of Trustees and AlumniProcurement—the process by which an institution obtains necessary goods and services—is a major part of the financial life of any institution. While operationally procurement is downstream of the trustee’s role…
Expanding Scope to Serve the Digital Learning Landscape
Jill Buban | Senior Director of Research and Innovation, Online Learning ConsortiumIn early October, the Online Learning Consortium announced its launch of the Research Center for Digital Learning and Leadership, which aims to advance digital teaching and learning through timely delivery…
Efficiency, Effectiveness and Collaboration: Three Keys to Managing Spending and Serving Students in Today’s Market
Michael Poliakoff | President, American Council of Trustees and AlumniCollege and university leaders are facing trying times. State funding reductions and adjustments are coming at the same time as increased expectations from students and needs from staff, pushing postsecondary…
Bandaid Solutions Cannot Be the Long-Term Fix: Addressing Public Higher Ed’s Budgetary Challenges
Howard Bunsis | CBC Ex Officio Chair, AAUPPublic colleges and universities today are operating in challenging times. State appropriations are declining but students expect more and more from their institutions. This makes for tough budgetary positions and,…