Higher Ed: Page 232
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Traditional universities transformed online learning, but can it replace them?
Big college campuses transformed distance learning from a stigmatized educational niche into an industry norm.
By Jarrett Carter • Oct. 5, 2016 -
With bookstores on the way out, campuses look for profitable alternatives
Utilizing services that provide upfront costs and digital options for course materials are essential in maintaining a profitable bookselling enterprise on campus.
By Jarrett Carter • Oct. 5, 2016 -
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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MBA the latest degree to receive unbundled facelift
Several institutions are creating unique partnerships with each other and for-profit alternative credential providers to reboot the value of a once-popular degree offering.
By Jarrett Carter • Oct. 5, 2016 -
Higher ed continues Zika preparation as virus spreads
Campuses throughout Florida and nationwide are working to warn students about the dangers of the virus.
By Jarrett Carter • Oct. 4, 2016 -
'Success-tech' can boost higher ed outcomes — but planning is key
Institutions are making the most of technologies to boost opportunities inside the classroom and after graduation.
By Jarrett Carter • Oct. 4, 2016 -
Harvard's $2B endowment losses highlight higher ed investment pressures
The elite institution is among thousands of colleges and universities nationwide reeling from a volatile market and underperforming investments in their endowments.
By Jarrett Carter • Oct. 4, 2016 -
Supreme Court lets new amateur athlete scholarship compensation rules stand
The nation's highest court leaves the door open for challenges to amateurism structure.
By Jarrett Carter • Oct. 4, 2016 -
Is pop culture the central element to student recruitment?
A new report reveals that questions about movies and social media engagement can boost the effectiveness of direct marketing for college interest and applications.
By Jarrett Carter • Oct. 4, 2016 -
The term 'nontraditional student' is extinct
With the increase in adult learners at campuses nationwide, a new norm is emerging for colleges and universities to adapt in service and enrollment strategy.
By Jarrett Carter • Oct. 3, 2016 -
Should colleges follow K-12 device deployment model?
A new survey suggests that college and university faculty members embrace personal devices in the learning environment, but respondents are nearly split on who should bear the costs.
By Jarrett Carter • Oct. 3, 2016 -
Is it time to redesign the campus career center?
With the emerging need for college graduates to be credentialed and work-ready, career advisement may be the most prominent student resource on campus.
By Jarrett Carter • Oct. 3, 2016 -
Political pressure increases on endowment spending
Low performance in the stock market for thousands of university investment portfolios has not stopped the political inquiry and commentary on the subject of how funds can be used to reduce college costs.
By Jarrett Carter • Oct. 3, 2016 -
Marlboro College makes campus governance everyone's job
The 400-person campus' model could work ideally for small institutions with more control over sharing the immediate and longterm needs of the school.
By Jarrett Carter • Oct. 3, 2016 -
Former Corinthians students sue ED over debt collection
Despite promises of relief, the U.S. Department of Education is still collecting on outstanding balances from students once enrolled in the defunct for-profit school.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 30, 2016 -
Agility, not predictability, is key to higher ed sustainability
Former and current college presidents gathered recently at Northeastern University to discuss the essence of disruption and progress in higher education.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 30, 2016 -
LaSalle turns back clock to 2008 on tuition costs
The university says student affordability remains among its top priorities in helping to recruit families to consider the school.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 30, 2016 -
UPenn latest target for discrimination suit stemming from rape charge
A student accused of sexual assault joins a growing number of men seeking legal action against institutions for gender bias in the handling of investigations.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 30, 2016 -
Payoff of hosting presidential debates worth more than money
Exposure and media interest are the core benefits of hosting a presidential debate, according to Washington University officials.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 30, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Legacy upended: Higher ed CIOs look to modernize campus systems
More agile, cloud-based, mobile offerings necessitate institutional shifts in IT.
By Roger Riddell , Naomi Eide • Sept. 29, 2016 -
Ivies beat out public schools on a new front: Affordability
A new survey found Yale is one of the best at ensuring students can secure employment and pay back student loans after graduation.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 29, 2016 -
Does scholarship support harm college affordability?
In the wake of congressional hearings, one higher ed observer asks if basic economics in philanthropic support hurt, rather than help, the industry.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 29, 2016 -
New report blasts federal and state governments for debt and completion crises
College affordability and completion are not mutually exclusive topics in the conversation about higher education's crisis, Education Trust declares.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 29, 2016 -
Startup model of higher ed propels Boise State's productivity
The Chronicle profiles how the institution is using a venture capital approach to building majors and research outputs.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 29, 2016 -
How Georgia Tech is changing the game for master's degree affordability
The university is undercutting competition in the digital learning space with a cost-effective graduate offering in a competitive tech field.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 29, 2016 -
What is the role of the university president in tenure decisions?
One leader recently overturned a faculty-backed tenure decision, and prompts national conversation on the rules of oversight and assessment.
By Jarrett Carter • Sept. 28, 2016
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