What if we could combine the breadth of a liberal arts education with hard technology skills into a single experience that gives students enough exposure to be able to launch into a tech career immediately upon graduation? Kristen Eshleman, Director of Innovation Initiatives at Davidson College, joined the Enrollment Growth University podcast to talk about […]
Is the MBA only declining in the United States? Reported by Inside Higher Ed, international enrollment trends for the MBA are much more encouraging than what we’re seeing in the U.S. 50% of business schools in Indi a saw application increases. 63% for European and Asian-Pacific schools. And 73% in China. The takeaway? As our […]
Is online education an entirely different product than traditional higher education? Reported by EdSurge, many of us think of online education as simply a difference in modality, and therefore the question becomes how do we deliver the same experience through a different channel. But we really need to understand how absolutely different the average audience […]
A new study out of Georgetown proves that a liberal arts education is worth it, eventually. Reported by the Washington Post, a new searchable study from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce shows that while the return on a liberal arts education is not often immediate, the median 40-year return is 25% higher […]
Will job automation lead to a new surge in employer education benefits? Reported by Education Dive, a Bright Horizons survey of 30,000 workers showed that 52% of workers rank tuition reimbursement as their most desired employer benefit. This is because workforce automation is no longer seen as a distant threat. With studies showing that automation […]
Is the hostile political climate leading to a surge in HBCU enrollment? Reported by Education Dive, one-third of historically black colleges and universities have seen record enrollment numbers within the past three years. Some theorize that recent public philanthropic gifts for HBCUs has ushered in a new understanding of the underfunding issues some HBCU’s have […]
What does the advent of artificial intelligence, big data, blockchain, cryptocurrency, and their related sub-fields mean for the future of business programs at universities? For example, financial technology, usually called fintech, is an emerging discipline that includes AI, big data, blockchain, and crypto. This assortment of components makes fintech an interdisciplinary field and thus presents […]
Should the Fed get into the college banking game? Reported by Education Dive, The U.S. Department of Education is piloting a prepaid debit card program that will allow students to pay for nontuition expenses using their financial aid award. Purdue University, University of Georgia, Jackson State University and University of California, Riverside are the four […]
Could the test-optional admissions trend become a mandate? Reported by Inside Higher Ed, with more and more institutions moving to test-optional admission policies after looking at their data and seeing that ACT and SAT test scores weren’t correlated with academic success, some groups are now suggesting that the existence of admission test mandates could be […]
How can we make sure we’re truly innovating at our institutions vs.playing “innovation theater”? Reported by Inside Higher Ed, a recent Harvard Business Review article provides us with some red flag signs to avoid when pursuing innovation at our institutions. One of the most common? Lots of new activities with very few operational changes. Beware […]