3 strategic steps for successful financial planning in higher ed
In 2014, taxis had 76 percent of the ride-hailing market for business travelers. Just four years later, taxis have only 7 percent of that market, with Uber and…
Month: February 2020
Leading tech trends have big implications for grads
As technologies such as virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence evolve, students can look to tech trends--some emerging, some well-established--to explore paths of study leading to high-paying STEM…
5 ways to create smarter corporate partnerships
When it comes to higher education and corporate partnerships, it’s not a “nice to have;” it is mission-critical for colleges and universities to survive. The job market is…
Keeping pace with lifelong learning demands
The shelf life of skills is shortening in today’s workforce. Automation is creeping into most sectors; the gig economy is booming; and all of these developments require that…
What’s ahead for higher ed in 2020?
Higher ed experienced some significant landscape shifts in 2019, with institutions responding to continued debt issues, budget pressures, and reduced numbers of incoming students across the country. To…
Understanding adult learners is a major campus priority
Adults are quickly taking over a larger and larger part of the student population at colleges and universities--and understanding adult learners is key to institutional success.The idea of…
Tandem tool helps students work better in teams
Whether in high school or college, most of us have experienced the frustration of group work. There often is at least one student who doesn't pull her weight,…
15 hard and soft skills today’s grads need to succeed
In today's competitive society, it's important for colleges and universities to produce graduates with hard skills such as programming--but equally important are soft skills, such as creativity. A…
Beware these bandwidth hogs on campus
Supporting a network in a higher-ed setting can be a daunting task. With their proclivity for mobile devices, video games, wearable technology, and laptops (just to name a…
Student segmentation could help your campus thrive
"Serving students with a single model developed over the course of previous centuries no longer works." And so begins The Future of Learners, a compelling report from Pearson and…