Are new programs the key to new enrollments? Reported by Education Dive, while many institutions have sought growth through the launch of new market-friendly programs, a new Burning Glass report found that of the more than 10,000 programs launched in 2013 and 2014, fewer than half of those programs had more than 5 graduates in […]

How should we judge an institution’s response to a faculty COVID death? Reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education, Collin College President Neil Matkin has been criticized by faculty for announcing the death of one of their colleague’s at the bottom of an email titled, “Happy Thanksgiving!” suggesting this afterthought is emblematic of the institution’s […]

Princeton University will bring their undergrads back this spring. Reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education, with their campus currently open only for graduate students, President Christopher Eisgruber announced a “highly constrained on-campus experience” for their undergraduate students this spring. The takeaway? With prohibited social gatherings and single-occupancy housing, the question will be if students […]

Small groups to student retention’s rescue? Reported by Inside Higher Ed, a new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research shows that while there was a demonstrated decrease in student learning during the pandemic spring, the students who suffered the least were the ones in classes with planned peer interactions. The takeaway? We […]

48% of early-career faculty are considering leaving higher ed. Reported by Inside Higher Ed, while the early stress of the pandemic took a heavy toll on our faculty, a new study from Course Hero shows that its unceasing is driving many to consider leaving the field altogether. Faculty are not only being asked to teach […]

What are new EdTech dollars focused on? Reported by Education Dive, one of the most interesting challenges on the table is solving videoconferencing specifically for the classroom. Because while platforms like ZOOM are great about getting everyone’s face on a screen, ZOOM wasn’t designed for universities. Some providers like Engageli are working to build their […]

What will the free college debate look like under President Biden? Reported by Education Dive, free public four-year college appears to be on the table. But Biden’s original plan includes the individual states funding 1/3 of the costs, and in a COVID recession, that may be a difficult political possibility for financially devastated states. Similarly, […]

How well have traditionally hands-on programs transitioned online during COVID? Reported by Education Dive, while nursing and veterinary programs found their clinical scenarios the most difficult to reproduce online, many have found novel solutions since, including shipping animal models directly to students to practice surgical techniques over webcams. Other clinical scenarios have proven even easier […]