Northeast Ohio colleges are piloting a stranded credit forgiveness program. Reported by Higher Ed Dive, eight public colleges in Ohio have agreed to forgive the institutional debts of students with college credit but no credential, and allow them to re-enroll in any of the 8 participating colleges to complete their degree program. The takeaway? The […]
Are free agent signings coming to NCAA sports?
Are free agent signings coming to NCAA sports? Reported by Inside Higher Ed, Oklahoma quarterback Caleb Williams has been offered $1 million to come and play QB at Eastern Michigan University for his sophomore year, a financial offer promised by local employer, GameAbove Capital. The takeaway? Now that NCAA athletes can get paid, stories and […]
Is the 4-day workweek headed for higher ed?
Is the 4-day workweek headed for higher ed? Reported by Inside Higher Ed, D’Youville College is moving to a 4 day, 32-hour work week for their staff and administrators, without a downward decrease in salaried pay or benefits. This comes with plans to assess student satisfaction scores in 6 months to make sure this new […]
Are we teaching our students durable skills?
Are we teaching our students durable skills? Reported by eCampus News, a new report from Mursion shows that 44 percent of HR professionals would prefer to hire applicants with strong durable skills over hard skills. In that same report, 40% percent of HR professionals believed that durable skills such as teamwork and collaboration are the […]
Will higher ed design its own AI replacements?
Will higher ed design its own AI replacements? Reported by Inside Higher Ed, the field of artificial intelligence continues to take off on our college campuses, with more and more degree programs dedicated to its study and development. The irony here is that education may be one of the industries most impacted by AI’s acceleration, […]
If we thought the current demographic trends were tough for higher ed…
If we thought the current demographic trends were tough for higher ed… Reported by The Brookings Institution, from July 2020 to 2021, the U.S. population grew at an unprecedented 0.12%, the lowest known growth rate since these statistics started being collected in 1900. This number of course includes not only lower birth rates, and decreased […]
Michigan State University offers their faculty a $1,500 pandemic bonus
Michigan State University offers their faculty a $1,500 pandemic bonus. Reported by Inside Higher Ed, MSU will provide all their full- and part-time professors with these bonuses along with three additional personal days in recognition of their incredibly difficult work during the pandemic. The takeaway? This is a beautiful gesture, one that MSU’s stable financial […]
Where is skills-based hiring on the employer adoption curve?
Where is skills-based hiring on the employer adoption curve? Reported by Inside Higher Ed, a recent report from 1EdTech Foundation shows the results from a survey of 750 HR leaders across the country. Highlights include that 36% of these companies are either relaxing or eliminating college degree requirements altogether. All while 50% of those same […]
Student Perception Challenges of Being Both a Faith-Based and STEM-Focused Institution
powered by Sounder Is there an inherent perception conflict between being a faith-based university and being a world class STEM institution? Dr. Mathew Isaac, Professor of Marketing at Seattle University, joins the podcast to discuss the recent research on how the religious language institutions use does in fact impact prospective students’ academic perceptions. Does Religious […]
How can we solve for higher ed’s morale challenges?
How can we solve for higher ed’s morale challenges? Reported by EdSurge, more and more faculty and admins are calling it quits two pandemic years into their very same toughest years in higher ed yet. And the increasing worry is whether or not we have an end in sight, or will have any chance to […]