Underserved students thrive with university’s new format
Using student housing to sharpen your retention strategy
The people running residence life have more real-time insight into the student experience than most realize
Silicon Valley invests in micro-learning
Hosted on the increasingly growing social knowledge network platform EdCast, the micro-learning classes began almost like a Silicon Valley startup: there was a need, there’s an altruistic element,…
Another critical campus area now moving to the cloud
In an innovative move, faculty from colleges and universities are working with a tech company to create fully mobile, real-world, cloud-based virtual labs.
Can social media enhance the MOOC experience?
Researchers say ‘yes,’ but only when taking into consideration 3 key issues. Though social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter ... Read more
10 tips for recruiting diverse students
EAB has released a survey breaking down the college search timing and communications preferences of minority, first-generation and low-income students, while also offering tips to institutions on how…
Report: Community college students not prepared
Many community college students are not prepared to complete college-level work, do not succeed in remedial courses, and fail to attain their educational goals, according to a new…
Is your university effectively using mass notification?
What has changed about mass notification is the methodology, the granularity and specificity of the message, and the customization to individual recipients or groups.
3 trends for better data management
How do institutions make data management effective while ensuring its security and recoverability? And, in an era of consumer IT, how can they guarantee that this data is…
STEM crisis quickly becoming an IT problem
According to recent data, Gen Z demands that devices and software—and the support required to use them—be woven into their daily lives; yet, most of this digital native…
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