Month: December 2017

Microcredentials

Could this alternative to ‘free college’ work?

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credentialing students
Increased federal support of high-quality occupational credentialing opportunities could be an alterative to a "free" four-year degree, proposes a new report from the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI). The…
Campus Leadership

The 5 must-have pillars for campus-wide student success

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student success
Higher education enrollment rates are experiencing challenges as students, many of whom are nontraditional students, struggle to meet personal, financial and professional demands. But following a few key…
Campus Leadership

Do your campus sustainability positions stack up?

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campus sustainability
The 2017 Salaries & Status of Sustainability Staff in Higher Education report examines the nature of sustainability positions at colleges and universities in the United States, Canada and…
Microcredentials

Dual enrollment has drastic state-by-state differences

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DACA dreamers
A large majority of dual enrollment students (88 percent), those who take community college courses while still enrolled in high school, continue college after high school, and most…
Campus Leadership

This is how you measure the viability of academic programs

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academic programs
One of the most frequent questions I hear when visiting colleges and universities is, “What about a tool for measuring the viability of our academic programs?” Institutions are…
Campus Leadership

Is this the field best suited for the flipped classroom model?

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flipped classroom
Because it provides both academic and clinical benefits, the flipped classroom model is particularly helpful for medical students for its ability to enhance training—not to mention the growing…
Campus Leadership

What do collaborative classrooms really look like on campus?

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collaborative learning spaces
Learning spaces change the way faculty teach and the way students learn. Tables and chairs are no longer seen as only places to sit or a surface to…

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