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Do performance-based funding policies benefit low-income and non-white students?
A Seton Hall University professor outlines possibilities for outcomes-based funding formulas in public university systems.
By Jarrett Carter • March 14, 2018 -
Access and equity in the HEA reauthorization conversation
HEA reauthorization is unlikely until Congress passes a budget reconciliation bill, but how should it address the needs of the changing student demographics — or should that question be left to states and institutions?
By Autumn A. Arnett • March 14, 2018 -
Trendline
Emerging Technology
As higher ed deals with enrollment declines and other challenges, colleges need to consider how increased and changing use of technology affects students and campus finances.
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Educational Intelligence: How one university uses data to improve student outcomes
Hear how Southern Connecticut State University uses educational intelligence to improve student and institutional outcomes.
March 13, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Is the idea of higher ed as a private good holding back public support?
One economist conservatively estimates a 10.2% return on investment for every dollar spent on higher ed — so why can't the industry get over the perception hump?
By Autumn A. Arnett • March 13, 2018 -
Getting out of the ivory tower and into the public square
Governors State University President Elaine Maimon thinks higher ed leaders must do a better job of listening — to their surrounding communities, to each other and to partners.
By Autumn A. Arnett • March 13, 2018 -
Professor's statistical model picks NCAA tournament winners
A faculty member's online model based on teams' prior performances extends Kansas University's NCAA basketball tournament brand beyond the hardwood.
By Jarrett Carter • March 13, 2018 -
Free speech or inclusion? New survey finds students want more inclusion
A study from Gallup and the Knight Foundation reveals students' interest in protecting diversity on campus, even at the cost of a constitutional right.
By Jarrett Carter • March 13, 2018 -
How to make data a part of an institution's culture
Higher ed leaders discussed strategies for employing student success analytics during a session at the American Council on Education conference.
By Shalina Chatlani • March 12, 2018 -
Burnout: How can higher ed leaders survive the academy?
Executives at the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education conference discussed strategies for managing professional and personal stressors so leaders remain productive on the job.
By Shalina Chatlani • March 12, 2018 -
ACE 2018: Institution leaders should uphold the 'truth' in their narratives
Prairie View A&M University president Ruth Simmons and Georgetown University president John DeGioia talk about how they constructively discussed their institutions' controversial past during the opening plenary of the American Council on Education conference.
By Shalina Chatlani • March 12, 2018 -
Top 6 education priorities of US governors
A new report consolidates the common areas of emphasis for state leaders looking to improve primary, secondary and higher education.
By Jarrett Carter • March 12, 2018 -
Institutions filling tech industry's need to blend ethics and computer science
Is there a business case for teaching students how to handle data not only effectively, but also ethically?
By Shalina Chatlani • March 9, 2018 -
How higher ed leaders can generate productive conversations around race
It's not enough to pay lip service to the need for racial sensitivity on campus — there also needs to be training for community members on handling "racial stress," say experts.
By Shalina Chatlani • March 9, 2018 -
Redefining department assessment through technology
A group of University of Illinois professors and a higher ed leader have developed a dashboard they say will help improve interpersonal and operational performance within campus departments.
By Jarrett Carter • March 9, 2018 -
Should higher ed play a larger role in building digital media literacy and discussions?
One college CIO says students' well-being and societal freedoms are at risk, and it's time for campuses "step it up."
By Jarrett Carter • March 9, 2018 -
Stanford study reveals instructor bias in online courses
Professors have dramatically different ways of responding to learners with whom they self-identify, according to the survey data.
By Jarrett Carter • March 9, 2018 -
Opinion
President Speaks: 'Some borrowers need defense from themselves'
Dillard University President Walter Kimbrough writes about borrower’s defense and helping students succeed.
By Walter Kimbrough • March 8, 2018 -
Missouri to pilot prison-based college credential program
The program will off pre-employment curriculum delivered jointly by Three Rivers Community College and Southeast Missouri State University.
By Jarrett Carter • March 8, 2018 -
Two presidents better than one at College of Idaho
These men take a unique approach to college administration, but not without questions about its prospects for success.
By Jarrett Carter • March 8, 2018 -
Does cultural bias shape the teacher licensing process?
A dean and a professor from one of the nation's leading institutions for teacher training say that licensure rules cater to white English-speaking test takers and limit prospects for improving schools.
By Jarrett Carter • March 8, 2018 -
Report: Community college students who take unneeded courses least likely to graduate
Community college advisors who tell students to take a wide variety of general education courses to "get them out of the way" may be giving bad advice, a report finds.
By Patti Zarling • March 7, 2018 -
App shows how Internet of Things benefits colleges, students
A student-designed application allows distance learners to share heart-rate data with their gym instructor with a click of a button and at virtually no cost.
By Patti Zarling • March 7, 2018 -
Deep Dive
What is the future of for-profit higher ed?
Some experts believe Purdue-Kaplan was just the tip of the iceburg, and the business model of the future is one that combines for-profit and traditional models together.
By Autumn A. Arnett • March 7, 2018 -
Hawaii lawmakers make major changes to open-source textbook bill
New proposal reverses course on textbook open-source cost-saving measure.
By Jarrett Carter • March 7, 2018 -
San Diego colleges plan major building upgrades and new construction
Despite budget pressures, leaders say campus expansion will reap civic benefits.
By Jarrett Carter • March 7, 2018
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