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Online growth and blending STEM with arts: The week's most-read education news
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By Roger Riddell • Aug. 4, 2017 -
Colleges and universities must not overlook their websites in updates to digital strategy
Social media and apps have offered new digital outreach channels for higher ed, making it easy for institutional websites to fall through the cracks.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 4, 2017 -
Trendline
Mental Health and Wellness
This Trendline examines how colleges can address rising mental health concerns and support at-risk groups, such as transgender students and college athletes.
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Deep Dive
Report: Higher ed funding remains mixed as free speech bills gain popularity
A new report from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities highlights the top financial and policy factors affecting higher education.
By Pat Donachie • Aug. 4, 2017 -
How can higher ed form stronger international partnerships?
Institutions can work to form relationships with international organizations, schools and institutions, but must try to include the entire campus and work to make the relationship beneficial for both parties.
By Pat Donachie • Aug. 4, 2017 -
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Barnes & Noble College uses new research initiative to optimize performance
A new revolution in the way research is obtained. Learn how companies in Higher Ed are taking a innovative approach that aims to simply start the conversation.
Aug. 4, 2017 -
Colleges can ill afford to allow athletics to take over campus life
Instead, argues Bentley University Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students J. Andrew Shepardson, sports should be under the student affairs umbrella.
By Autumn A. Arnett • Aug. 3, 2017 -
Ohio State, Oklahoma State spar over 'OSU' moniker
Oklahoma State University will file a formal notice of opposition to Ohio State University's request to trademark "OSU" as an apparel license.
By Autumn A. Arnett • Aug. 3, 2017 -
In 2 years, ransomware raked in an estimated $25M
Higher ed remains among the most popular targets of the attacks.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 3, 2017 -
Seeking stronger pipelines, higher ed is getting more hands-on in K-12
Some urban colleges and universities have partnered with districts or are opening their own schools to test education theories and establish stronger pipelines to enrollment for local students.
By Pat Donachie • Aug. 3, 2017 -
Harvey Mudd president reflects on tumultuous year
President Maria Klawe reflected on a draining year for the institution in a recent interview with NPR, discussing how mental health issues and student protests are primary concerns.
By Pat Donachie • Aug. 3, 2017 -
Higher ed must reframe arguments about viability
Postsecondary professionals clearly believe in the benefit of a college education, but they must learn to frame their defenses for students and families who are no longer certain of that value.
By Pat Donachie • Aug. 3, 2017 -
Students across K-12 and higher ed can benefit from intro to data analytics
Efforts to best equip graduates with the skills for a fast-changing future workforce may necessitate data analytics for all.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 2, 2017 -
NAICU: Cost of college could go down if institutions collaborate
The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities is calling on Congress to provide a five-year exemption to antitrust laws for all private, nonprofit colleges and universities.
By Autumn A. Arnett • Aug. 2, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Survey: College business officers are increasingly concerned about financial stability
A new survey from Inside Higher Ed finds many chief business officers feel that the entire higher ed industry is in dire straits.
By Pat Donachie • Aug. 1, 2017 -
Hiring admins from outside academia may be 'latest trend,' but is it best?
New University of Wisconsin Board of Regents President John Behling has instituted a panel focused on increasing the frequency of chancellors hired from beyond academia.
By Pat Donachie • Aug. 1, 2017 -
Can data analytics solve campuses' ransomware concerns?
With ransomware incidents rising 35% in 2015, solutions that can constantly monitor for such an attack are increasingly critical in saving time and money for institutions.
By Roger Riddell • July 31, 2017 -
Opinion
What schools of business must do: Transform students into conscious leaders
Higher ed is succeeding at a focus on intelligence, but there's still more to be done on building character, one business dean says.
By Joan Marques • July 31, 2017 -
The higher ed mission statement should define, not limit, the campus focus
University of Saint Joseph's President Rhona Free recently discussed the limitations she imposed on her own tenure by interpreting the mission statement too narrowly.
By Pat Donachie • July 31, 2017 -
Retiring U of Iowa VP shares what he wishes he'd known
Tom Rocklin writes that budding administrators must understand that important (or unimportant) issues don't necessarily arrive clearly marked at your desk or inbox.
By Pat Donachie • July 31, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Revenue: What higher ed leaders need to know
In our first spotlight issue for higher education, Education Dive analyzed trends and challenges and presented recommendations which, we hope, will help the industry move forward.
By Autumn A. Arnett • July 31, 2017 -
Carnegie Mellon project explores AI's potential in higher ed
CMU AI hopes that by shrinking gaps between faculty, students and staff and bringing together research in a variety of STEM disciplines, it can create a "hive mind" environment that will benefit research as a whole.
By Roger Riddell • July 28, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Trump's proposed ban on transgender service members could affect future military academy enrollment
A successful implementation of the policy would overturn an order previously issued by the Defense Department last year asking the Armed Forces to begin a process of allowing transgender soldiers to serve openly.
By Pat Donachie • July 28, 2017 -
Is the HBCU bubble next in line to burst?
The last few years saw an unprecedented focus on for-profit institutions, leading to a wave of closures in the sector. Are historically black institutions next?
By Autumn A. Arnett • July 28, 2017 -
Interest in online programs up drastically, while traditional programs continue to drop
The conclusions were drawn from an analysis of google keyword search data, which found a 21% increase in searches for online programs over 2016, but a 10% decrease for on-campus programs.
By Autumn A. Arnett • July 28, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Students say they don't know where to turn for mental health services
A survey from Lady Gaga's foundation shows young adults value mental health, but don't always attend schools providing access to appropriate services and information.
By Pat Donachie • July 27, 2017