How does your institution’s strategic planning measure up?
A new interactive report intends to help higher-ed institutions strengthen their strategic technology plans by offering precise data to help leaders find gaps–and opportunities–in their current plans.
4 recommendations to improve adult learners’ experiences
A new study captures the voices of adult learners and highlights ways higher education institutions can help them navigate unique challenges and provide needed support now and in the future.
How to develop your leadership identity
Effective leaders are aware of their leadership style and constantly growing in their leadership abilities and execution. How you communicate, the manner with which you deal with conflict, and the way you cast vision all reflect your leadership style
The fate of the on-campus bookstore
While it’s extremely challenging for on-campus bookstores to compete with online pricing given the store’s operational costs, schools are questioning if, in fact, course materials need to be part of their on-campus inventory. Many schools are reimagining what the bookstore can be and finding that they can repurpose their stores for other student services so it still remains a social hub.
Hey, higher ed–students need more flexibility
Students say flexibility in attending college classes and completing coursework is a critical need, and they also increasingly recognize the value of soft skills and credentialing, according to a survey detailed in a new report.
How talk therapy can help students’ mental health
As a result of and the global COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine orders, the U.S. is facing a concurrent epidemic in mental health, and we’ve seen that college students are one of the groups feeling the effects.
Key ways to transform the college admissions process
For decades, the college admissions process has been way too complicated, time-consuming, and stressful. Simplifying the process would benefit students and universities alike.
Hunger on campus: Finding help for food insecurity
Even before the COVID-19, food insecurity among college and university students was a growing problem.
Higher ed ramps up to fill gaps in 3D printing industry
As additive manufacturing—3D printing—expands through a growing number of industries and applications, studies indicate that a skills shortage has slowed its wider adoption.
5 ways a flexible academic structure increases equity
The structures in place at most universities, designed around constructs of the distant past, are at best constraining for this population and at worst create an inequity of access and opportunity for success.