Northwestern University officially announced We Will. The Campaign for Northwestern, a University-wide, multiyear effort that will support fundraising initiatives across campus - thanks to the help of technology.…
In an increasingly competitive market, forward-thinking colleges and universities are integrating social concepts and practices to redefine the admissions process, engage alumni more deeply, and transform the learning…
With A’s doled out in almost half of all undergraduate courses—compared to only 15 percent in 1961— have grades become meaningless? Ten years ago, Princeton University began limiting…
Somewhere along the line, it seems that higher-education technology leaders hit a development gap where the KISS principle was routinely ignored. Here are five suggestions for getting back…
A few research pitfalls seem to be creeping into the still nascent world of K-12 competency-based education: first, the challenge of moving from discussing high-level theory to describing…
One of the most valuable things educators can do for their students is to model how technology can alleviate stress and improve their time management skills by embedding…
Partnerships between universities and corporations are nothing new: IBM has been teaming up with universities since the the early days of computer science education in the 1940’s.
Administrators and employees of for-profit colleges need to be aware of a federal statute that may not immediately associate with these institutions: the False Claims Act (“FCA”). Pressure…
Enterprise-level technology continues to evolve at a furious pace, and with the growing operational and technological complexity of our higher education institutions, school administrators and executives charged with…
In 2009, Joe Marani, a resident of Marshfield, Mass., lost his job during the height of the recession. Having only partially completed college, he was left with few…
Two of the reasons educators often give for why they became teachers are “helping students” and “learning new things” (Vaux. R. 1999-2013). In fact, research has shown that…