Report: More first-year assistance benefits campus execs

Administrators face huge challenges in their first year, but they can benefit from a period of induction and must work to strengthen on-campus relationships.

By Pat Donachie • May 16, 2017

New data shows low-income students equally likely to thrive

Additionally, the survey found holding a part-time job increased the likelihood of low-income students thriving, and reported 81% felt skills and experiences gained in higher ed would be relevant after graduation

By Roger Riddell • May 15, 2017

Report: College presidents have a responsibility to develop future leaders

A task force made up of 35 current and former higher ed chiefs laid out the role of the campus executive — and a major part of that is identifying and grooming the next generation of talent.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 15, 2017

College presidents can address drinking culture on campuses

Higher ed leaders must work to engage students and faculty about how to stem the pervasive culture of hazing and binge drinking.

By Pat Donachie • May 15, 2017

3 key questions to consider in building 'on-ramps' to higher ed success

A panel of thought leaders at ASU+GSV tackled issues ranging from who's to blame for failure to the rising cost of tuition.

By Roger Riddell • May 12, 2017

Social media use remains thorny issue for academics and colleges

Academics can utilize online platforms to generate more knowledge about their work, but some professors have run into difficulties using it to express controversial opinions. 

By Pat Donachie • May 12, 2017

Fortune partners with UNC on executive ed program

The magazine will leverage its business contacts to help spur a new program at the University of North Carolina, hoping to provide a more affordable option than the Ivy League.

By Pat Donachie • May 12, 2017

AI could conduct peer review, report finds

According to the author of a new study, robots could soon be used for evaluations, but it could be a "slippery slope" to entirely automating the process.

By Pat Donachie • May 12, 2017

Quantitative professors are more likely to receive low SETs

College professors teaching math or other quantitative courses are more likely to receive negative evaluations from students, according to a new study.

By Pat Donachie • May 11, 2017

Valencia College aims to prize learning over enrollment

The Orlando institution is working to ensure that high enrollment is not considered the sole barometer of success.

By Pat Donachie • May 11, 2017

Veterans aren't as hard to serve as we say

Because of shortcomings in the way the nation tracks student outcomes in higher education, it appears as though veterans are doing worse than they are.

By Tara García Mathewson • May 11, 2017

Helping school officials deal with immigration officers

The sanctuary issue is politically complicated, but setting a culture of respect and tolerance is not.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 11, 2017

Survey: American confidence in higher ed is waning

Only one in four Americans in a recent New America survey think the higher education system is fine the way it is, and among millennials, that number drops to 13%.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 11, 2017

Report: College students don't feel prepared for careers, but are optimistic about job prospects

Most students said they did not or rarely utilized their college’s career resources.

By Pat Donachie • May 10, 2017

Vanderbilt may be the next frontier for faculty unions

Part-time and full-time, non-tenure track professors may vote to unionize.

By Pat Donachie • May 10, 2017

DeVos reiterates choice agenda, suggests scrapping HEA for new law in ASU+GSV keynote

The Secretary of Education argued that the focus should be on the needs of students and individuals rather than "systems" and "buildings" in higher ed and K-12.

By Roger Riddell • May 9, 2017

New program to promote radical changes around completion for community college students

A one-year "design challenge" will pair two-year and four-year institutions to help promote stronger outcomes for transfer students.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 9, 2017

Impact of postsecondary educators on student outcomes is underreported, report says

Faculty have divergent impacts on students depending on whether the class is in-person or online, according to a recent analysis of data from the University of Phoenix. 

By Pat Donachie • May 9, 2017

Should states, industry lead higher ed accreditation efforts?

In an op-ed for The Washington Times, Heritage Foundation President Ed Fuelner proposes radical changes to the way colleges and programs are certified.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 9, 2017

Diversity efforts have improved on campus, but inclusion remains elusive

A recent survey of campuses in the Pittsburgh area found that while marginalized groups are more represented on campus than ever, higher ed is not doing a sufficient job of supporting and retaining them.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 9, 2017

Workforce training initiative seeks to turn dropouts into lifelong learners

McDonald's tackles employee career development by addressing low graduation rates. 

By Tess Taylor • May 9, 2017

Paul Quinn College president asks ASU+GSV: 'What if we're wrong?'

Michael J. Sorrell says addressing higher ed's "design flaw" so it can best serve today's students will require flexibility, an inspirational mindset, strong leadership, experiential learning opportunities and entrepreneurial thought.

By Roger Riddell • May 8, 2017

Texas A&M campus dean sees eTextbook program driving completion

The eTextbook program preloads the digital course materials into the school's LMS around the first day of classes, with the costs added to tuition as a course fee that is factored into financial aid.

By Roger Riddell • May 8, 2017

History shows higher ed is actually defined by change, not stagnance

Colleges and universities have always been sites of debate about their purpose and mission in the world, and those debates will only intensify with new challenges to the traditional model.

By Pat Donachie • May 8, 2017

Harvard: Associate professors with 5 years experience are the least satisfied with academe

Lack of institutional support and professional development top the list of reasons for mid-career discontent.

By Autumn A. Arnett • May 8, 2017