Economics and Change in Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2023

The Fabrication Facility, located on the 10th floor of Columbia’s 623 S. Wabash Ave, cut its operating hours as part of a college-wide effort to reduce the school’s $20 million financial deficit. The facility used to be open Monday to Thursday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., on Friday from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Register Now Date & Time: Thursday, September 21 at 2 pm ET While many colleges and universities have adapted to the unprecedented challenges of the past several years, the demand for strategic, future-focused campus facilities and financial stewardship is greater than ever. Business as usual is unsustainable.

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Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 5, 2024

College leaders are acknowledging the need to maintain their old facilities. But inflation has eaten into the increased spending.

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EAB

MARCH 20, 2023

EAB surveyed Facilities and Estates organizations across North America, Europe, and Oceania during December 2022 to better understand their impact and opportunities. Talent management remains the top concern for higher ed Facilities leaders. Review EAB’s Guide to Launching In-House Talent Development Program in Facilities Management.

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University Business

MARCH 31, 2023

For ten years the State of Facilities in Higher Education has been recognizing trends and opportunities based on our database of information from schools around the U.S. Over time, the insights in the State of Facilities have evolved and our recommendations have followed suit. And they mustn’t.

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Liaison International

DECEMBER 14, 2022

million students at more than 1,000 colleges last year, is fueling a trend in which students are applying to more schools than in past years. But more than 22,000 applied to 20 colleges, the maximum number allowed by the Common App. times as likely to attend a private high school as those who applied to fewer than five colleges.

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Campus Technology

MAY 9, 2024

Petersburg College (SPC) in Florida has opened its new Chris Sprowls Workforce Innovation Hub on the Tarpon Springs campus and is welcoming visitors. The 10,000-square-foot facility was dedicated in February 2024, and is devoted to manufacturing, creativity, and collaboration among students, educators, and business leaders.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

million to LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, Queens, to create the Cohen Career Collective, a state-of-the-art workforce training center. The 160,000 square-foot facility will ensure economic mobility for New Yorkers while providing skilled workers for local employers.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

New College of Florida Seeks $400M for Conservative Transformation Josh Moody Tue, 11/14/2023 - 03:00 AM The high-priced business plan emphasizes new facilities and academic programs, as well as athletics. Officials say the money is needed to reach state goals. Byline(s) Josh Moody

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 19, 2024

Howard Community College President Dr. Daria J. Willis has announced plans to reopen the college’s on-campus Children’s Learning Center in partnership with the Community Action Council of Howard County. The facility closed in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated budget reduction efforts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A widespread health crisis is undermining American community colleges, with many current and potential students exhibit high rates of anxiety, depression, substance abuse, suicidal ideation, food insecurity, and more. Let’s be real: it costs significant money and time to address this problem, and most community colleges lack both.

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University Business

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Institutions prioritizing expanding their physical presence with masterclass facilities are increasing their academic offerings, student perks and enrollment prospects. On the academic side, the expanded campus hosts its college of business, college of education and school of social work. And here we are.”

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

By Sonel Cutler Leaders face a host of challenges navigating what's next for the acres of green space, ready-to-use facilities, and historic architecture that will soon have no occupants.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2024

Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) educated over two million Hispanic students during the 2021-22 school year, but continued to demonstrate extensive facility needs, according to a new U.S. The report noted that many colleges had maintenance backlogs, damage from natural disasters, and facilities that need modernization.

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University Business

MARCH 14, 2024

As colleges and universities try more than ever to engage with those outside of their walls, leaders are looking for ways to do so genuinely and with care. While the museum is still enjoyed by students traversing campus and approximately 12,000 K12 students each year, the 40-year-old facility has lost touch with the outside community.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 13, 2023

The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) has been given $33 million to build upon and renovate its academic facilities and resources. In many respects, that starts with campus facilities and resources. Phil Murphy. “In

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

Danielle Lopez has been appointed the inaugural director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) for Accessibility Services at Hudson County Community College (HCCC). Danielle Lopez Lopez will serve as the college’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)/Section 504 coordinator, according to HCCC President Dr. Christopher Reber.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Action taken While there has been steady advancement over the past 40 years, the murder of George Floyd in 2020 has proven to be a seminal moment that has propelled student-athletes, coaches, and administrators to face issues of race and racism in college sports. Invitational to promote social justice and equity. Four years later, 82.8%

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Facing the prospect of losing its campus, Bacone College got a temporary reprieve last week when an auction scheduled for Dec. 15 to sell off its land and facilities was postponed.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Two historically Black universities, Harris-Stowe State University and Xavier University of Louisiana, recently announced the creation of new academic colleges on their campuses. The college will be led by Harvey R. Xavier and Ochsner will form a nonprofit corporation to launch the college and will create a new curriculum.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2024

Over the past decade, Black college and university enrollment has been dropping at alarming rates, declining 22% from 2010 and 2020. Supreme Court decision removing race as a consideration in college admissions. We can expect this recession of Black enrollment to continue in the wake of the recent U.S. Dr. Harry L.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 17, 2023

Image: The City College of San Francisco Board of Trustees held an emergency meeting Tuesday to approve funds for much-needed fixes to the heating systems on several campuses. And doing all of that when it feels like the college, the administration, isn’t on your side, why would anyone bother?”

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University Business

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The construction of the facility is projected to cost $200 million. This facility will offer our future students the most advanced learning and research opportunities anywhere in the country,” said USA President Jo Bonner. “It Kay Ivey emphasized the potential of the state-of-the-art medical building. Read more from Yellow Hammer.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 22, 2024

Community colleges have the ability to not only put students on the right path, but most importantly, ensure that students begin on the right foot. That right foot has so many implications, the first of which is the financial impact of attending a community college as the first step toward a bachelor ’ s degree. I am not alone.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This is the first exposure many incarcerated learners have to independent, self-directed research, which is foundational to an immersive, quality college education.” They just have a mechanism to go back and reject content that is potentially problematic to that facility. Some states use it like full JSTOR.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

MARCH 14, 2023

The College of Lake County’s Advanced Technology Center was created as a local resource to prepare students for the demands of this changing industry. Manufacturing is a crucial element of the Lake County, Ill.,

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Tamwood International College has been acquired by Canadian private education company ILAC. No official information on the sale has been released by ILAC as of September 4, including how much Tamwood was sold for and what will happen to the college in terms of staffing and facilities. It’s been a great ride!

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 28, 2023

Virginia Western Community College’s campus in Roanoke has been proposed as the location for a new state historic marker about ties between desegregation and the creation of the state’s community college system, The Roanoke Times reported. This was the first community college to open under the new system.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

And while I am always trying to find ways to support community college students, I believe this work can be applied to all higher education institutions. Community college is free, and student aid covers the total cost of attendance. The facility would also address the mental health of our students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2023

New England College (NEC) is partnering with the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to address workforce shortages in mental health services, the Concord Monitor reported. The school created a community mental health B.A. The school created a community mental health B.A.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 23, 2023

In my position as a community college president, a large part of the work is showing up as my authentic self. Being a part of the community at Compton College, where I serve as president and CEO, is essential to my work. The overall point is that new things are happening at Compton College.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

SAE’s Creative Media Institute in Australia has been granted the designation of University College, it has been announced. With six campuses across five Australian states and one transnational campus in Dubai, SAE was officially registered as a University College in late December 2023, according to the college.

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University Business

APRIL 6, 2023

Most colleges and universities are willing to go to great lengths to modernize school campuses while also maintaining an atmosphere that students had decades ago once enjoyed. Generationally esteemed colleges and universities face a unique challenge when it comes to renovating their buildings.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Image: The heating at Bronx Community College was restored to most of the campus Monday after not working for over a month. Employees say heating and other infrastructure problems have been a perennial issue at the college and across the City University of New York system. But the heat only started working again this week.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Boston College will ban the use of electronic transportation devices such as e-scooters and hoverboards on campus beginning Dec. “Additionally, a number of BC students have suffered injuries from e-scooter falls, and such accidents have caused serious injuries on college campuses across the country. 22, The Boston Globe reported.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The University of Kent and Oxford International Education Group have partnered to create University of Kent International College. “Furthermore, it grants access to cutting-edge teaching facilities and a wide array of on-campus student housing options.”

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 11, 2023

Severe weather on California’s Central Coast prompted the closure of schools and colleges across San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties on Monday and Tuesday, KSBY.com reported. Allan Hancock College, Cuesta College and California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, were among the institutions closed.

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