Institutions of higher education can play a transformative role in the economic sustainability of the regions that they call home, yet the reality of the economic development potential of an
Students, parents, and the public need to understand the value of higher education if colleges and universities are going to rebut the omnipresent hostility to the enterprise that we see
Higher education has long sought to balance its mass teaching model with personalized learning. The hope was that computers could provide the personalization at low cost through adaptive learning, but
In dozens of discussions I’ve had about artificial intelligence this year, faculty members have offered variations of a single lament:
I wish someone would just tell us what we need
One of the most crucial factors to students experiencing success in their first year of college is finding their people as quickly as possible. While first-year seminar (FYS) courses based
Today’s US university is asked to be everything to every student, providing services from housing to healthcare and public safety and judicial systems while ensuring that students feel safe
In recent years, many institutions of higher education have begun revising, revamping, or reimagining their general education programs. This is in part because the distribution models of the past
As the United States is becoming more diverse, higher education institutions must create experiences to prepare our students to work in diverse workplaces and communities. We must start by
This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on March 13, 2023.
To begin with a statement that will surprise absolutely no one: one of
A cross-curricular microcredential program creates a learning pathway built from smaller and stackable course groupings. Microcredentials provide students with recognition of success through awards along the journey to a
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