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Driving Evidence-Based Reform: Applying the Problem of Remedial Math Across the Institution
Alexandra Logue | Research Professor in the Center for Advanced Study in Education, CUNYTraditional mathematics remediation is the largest single academic block to college graduation. A majority of new freshmen in the United States are assessed as needing remediation, most often in math,…
Seven Steps to Preparing for Online Education
Melissa Venable | Online Education Advisor, HigherEducation.comOnline academic programs are proving to be effective and demand for them is growing. Yet many established institutions have been slow to fully embrace online education. It takes time and money…
Intense and Illuminating: My Adventure Teaching Humanities 101
Karen Southall Watts | Contract Trainer, Pacific Community Resources Self-Employment ProgramTwo years ago, I wrote an article called We Are the Humanities as part of my research and personal preparation for launching the first ever online Humanities 101 course at…
Who’s Really in Trouble? Why Advisors Need Analytics
Bryanna Licciardi | Academic Advisor in the College of Education, Middle Tennessee State UniversityHere’s a hypothetical: Let’s say Jane, a student I’ve never met, comes into my office, wanting to return to college after many years. When I pull up her transcripts, I’m…
Big Data and Big Risks: Protecting Higher Education from Cyberattack
Teju Herath | Associate Professor of Information Systems in the Goodman School of Business, Brock UniversityColleges and universities today are collecting and storing huge amounts of data. Leading institutions are also analyzing and leveraging data for all kinds of different purposes, and the number of…
Eschewing Tradition for the Non-Traditional: Analytics and the Modern University
Peter Smith | Orkand Chair and Professor of Innovative Practices in Higher Education, University of Maryland University CollegeTraditionally, higher education institutions have been anecdotal and traditional enterprises. Steeped in history, most institutions mirror the management practices and guidelines established over hundreds of years, but in today’s changing…
Faculty Buyout Packages: An Emerging Higher Ed Trend? (Part 2)
Robert Hill | Associate Professor of Higher Education Leadership, Nova Southeastern UniversityThere are numerous advantages to having veteran faculty on campus, including experience, knowledge and continuity. On paper, though, it passes the “smell test” for a college in anticipation of steep…