For many students, the decision of whether to attend college, let alone which college, is likely determined more by where they live than by graduation rates, programs offered or even salary after completion. ACE’s Jonathan Turk and the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Nicholas Hillman discuss the importance of “place” when addressing college choice process and policy.
Author: Laurie Arnston
Lead with Data. Inspire with Leadership.
Bob Shea, senior fellow at the National Association of College and University Business Officers, sat on the ACE2016 panel “Higher Education Business Models: Leading with Data to Deliver Results.” During the Q&A, the common theme emerged of how to get started on the difficult work of moving to a sustainable economic model. Shea considers that question.
DREAMers Dream Big with Out-of-State Aid
ACUE Welcomes Under Secretary Ted Mitchell to Board Discussion on Effective College Instruction
Bringing Global Learning to West Virginia
Glenville State College in West Virginia is bringing global learning to its rural Appalachian campus—where 85 percent of students come from the surrounding counties—by connecting faculty and students online to teach and learn with their peers in Spain and Mexico. Megan Gibbons and Heather Ward look at how making international connections through online learning is transforming the college.
To Boost Retention, GSU Gives “Just-In-Time” Grants to At-Risk Students
The Past Can’t Be Prologue
Dennis P. Jones, president emeritus of the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, writes that higher education must take the lead in ensuring that college remains (and is made more) affordable. Assuming this challenge—and responsibility—will require extraordinary leadership skills by college administrators, and require nothing less than a change in institutional cultures.
Addressing Islamophobia on College Campuses
In the latest post in our series sparked by recent student protests and the national dialogue on diversity and inclusion, Mary Ann Bodine Al-Sharif and Penny A. Pasque discuss the climate at U.S. colleges and universities for Muslim students, faculty and staff.
Proposed FLSA Regulations: Get Ready, They’re Coming
Survey Looks at New Chinese Law Restricting Work of Foreign NGOs
Northwestern Broadens Opportunities for Transfer Students
The Price We Pay for Bad Data on College Costs
Matthew Soldner of the American Institutes for Research writes about three things senior leaders need to know as they navigate the challenges facing their campuses: institutional spending, and how spending relates to cost and student outcomes. The first post in a series introducing three background papers prepared for a roundtable on financial data in higher education.