What if everything a college did was designed into a single tall building?
Enrollment Trends and Student Life
New data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center show total enrollment declined 4.1 percent since last spring. Community colleges are once again the sector hit the hardest.
Hannibal-LaGrange University will remain open in the fall despite a troubling fiscal assessment in March. But 15 percent of faculty have lost their jobs, and student morale is suffering.
The announcement of his proposal for student debt relief is expected soon, but many questions—how soon and what his final policy will be—are still largely unanswered.
Student Voice
Asked about professors’ choices in instructional materials, fairness in grading and other factors, students rate professors highly. But there’s still work to be done.
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute is launching a $1.5 billion initiative to enhance diversity in the sciences. The program is named for the longtime UMBC president, who is retiring this year.
Views
Teaching and Learning, The Curriculum
Are We Taking Gen Ed for Granted?
In light of survey results showing disconnects in general education, colleges can take steps to create more intentional, intelligible programs, Jennifer Hart writes.
Colleges must maintain a continuous presence and emphasis on mental health within student life, writes Geela Ramos, an Active Minds student advocate.
Career Advice
After reaching a point in my life where I can finally put my career first, I’ve discovered that the available job openings do not flow to middle-aged women, Lori M. Reagan writes.
Blogs
University of Venus
May 26, 2022
My decision to step away from my presidency at Greenfield Community College.
Beyond Transfer
May 26, 2022
Part 1: Tips from a transfer student.
Call to Action: Marketing and Communications in Higher Education
May 26, 2022
A test for whether to issue an institutional statement on national issues and crises.
Just Visiting
May 25, 2022
I thought the ultrasophisticated language algorithm would understand the rules of grammar. I was wrong.
Higher Ed Gamma
May 25, 2022
How to create more equitable pathways to workforce success.
Online: Trending Now
May 25, 2022
In 1997, Sylvia Manning, then VPAA of the University of Illinois system, later president of the Higher Learning Commission, declared, “The online learning train is leaving the station—get on board or be left behind!”
Just Explain It to Me!
May 24, 2022
How trees, quads and facades can help sell a campus.
