It’s a familiar challenge for colleges and universities sending students, faculty, and staff on off-campus trips: how to ensure travelers’ health and safety while minimizing security risks. Students study abroad or travel regionally for group events; faculty attend conferences or travel for research purposes. However, it is difficult to predict…

Universities are seeking ways to innovate and keep up with the changing expectations of students and faculty, and university libraries are no different. Academic libraries are good at adapting as they try to meet students and faculty who learn differently and who have varying expectations for what their university library…

Nearly all administrators (91 percent) in a recent survey say innovation is a top strategic or academic priority, but just 40 percent say their institution has a dedicated innovation budget, according to a new report that explores the drivers and barriers to higher-ed innovation. The State of Innovation in Higher…

Employers today are far less reliant on the four-year college degree than in the past, when the B.A. or B.S. served as a primary pre-hire indicator of future performance. Today, the bachelor’s degree is virtually a commodity. According to an analysis by Burning Glass Technologies, degrees are now to be…

Establishing innovative strategies for growth and preparing for industry disruption are just two of a number of trends higher-ed leaders should expect to come their way in 2018, according to a new report. The State of Higher Education 2018, from professional services firm Grant Thornton LLP, offers guidance around emerging…

Online learning continues to offer expanded learning opportunities to traditional and nontraditional students, but it also challenges institutional norms. Now, a new report examines what chief online officers have to say about must-have technologies and tools, new program ventures, and alternative learning providers. The 2018 Changing Landscape of Online Education…