September 2019

Where are the best community colleges in the U.S.?

September 17, 2019 by Laura Ascione, Managing Editor, Content Services, <a>@eSN_Laura</a>

A ranking uses various success factors to rank the best community colleges, and the best community college systems, in the nation.

Community colleges occupy a unique space in higher education, because they are often hubs of innovation while at the same time making higher education more accessible and affordable…

IT Leadership

These are 2019’s top 10 wireless trends

September 16, 2019 by Laura Ascione, Managing Editor, Content Services, <a>@eSN_Laura</a>

A man on a a laptop using wifi demonstrates how wireless trends will impact higher-ed institutions.

Wireless technology plays a key role in today’s communications, and new forms of it will become central to emerging technologies including robots, drones, self-driving vehicles and new medical…

Campus Leadership

Universities team up to boost minorities in STEM academia

September 13, 2019 by Mike Williams, Rice University

A black college professor calls on a student--a new initiative will help minorities in STEM academia.

Rice University, Texas Southern University (TSU) and the University of Houston (UH) have won a multimillion-dollar grant to help increase the number of underrepresented minorities pursuing academic careers…

Student Success & Well-Being

Study aims to de-stigmatize mental illness on campus

September 12, 2019 by Kevin Fryling, IU Communications

It's important to have open and honest conversations about mental health and wellbeing on campus.

College students who participate in fun, peer-directed activities that openly and honestly address mental illness are significantly less likely to stigmatize people with these conditions, according to a…

Campus Leadership

2 ways a spend management solution can help private universities

September 11, 2019 by Stanton Jandrell

This patched up bill shows why a spend management solution can help higher education and private universities.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, there were 4,298 degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the United States as of the 2017-2018 school year. Of these, 1,687 were…

Campus Leadership

Top college ranking now looks at social mobility

September 10, 2019 by Laura Ascione, Managing Editor, Content Services, <a>@eSN_Laura</a>

This new college ranking includes a social mobility category.

U.S. News & World Report just released its annual college ranking, and for the first time it includes a category focused on social mobility, which highlights institutions that…

Campus Leadership

3 things students need to be ethical business leaders

September 9, 2019 by Dawn R. Elm, Ph.D.

It takes a lot for students to be ethical business leaders--here's how to help them with ethical leadership.

Business students face some difficult challenges when learning to be ethical business leaders. Having knowledge of business operations is not sufficient to be leaders, not to mention being…

Classroom Innovation

8 things pushing the growth of game-based learning

September 6, 2019 by Laura Ascione, Managing Editor, Content Services, <a>@eSN_Laura</a>

Here's how game-based learning is impacting higher education, like this man using a virtual reality headset.

Revenue for game-based learning and education is projected to reach more than $24 billion by 2024, according to a new market forecast. Metaari’s 2019-2024 Global Game-based Learning Market…

Student Success & Well-Being

5 effective ways to help students reduce stress and anxiety

September 5, 2019 by Brent Modak

Here are some excellent ways to help students reduce stress and anxiety.

Have you had a student act out when you try to redirect her misbehavior? Ever had a kid freeze on ... Read more

Campus Leadership

5 ways esports is impacting education right now

September 4, 2019 by Laura Ascione, Managing Editor, Content Services, <a>@eSN_Laura</a>

Here are some of the top ways esports is impacting education.

More than 70 percent of schools are considering starting an esports program, citing an opportunity to improve the campus experience ... Read more

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