Faculty Focus

APRIL 11, 2023

Encouraging a growth mindset in students is incredibly empowering. Understanding that one’s success is related to one’s own free will more readily allow students to embrace trials, persist when faced with obstacles, and exert effort when challenged (Dweck, 2008).

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

It was a blow to the students, faculty and staff of this private college in Worcester, Mass., Clark’s leadership was determined help soften the blow, especially for students who needed continuity of learning to finish their degrees. A total of 179 undergraduate students enrolled in 40 sections representing 27 unique courses.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 11, 2023

Encouraging a growth mindset in students is incredibly empowering. Understanding that one’s success is related to one’s own free will more readily allow students to embrace trials, persist when faced with obstacles, and exert effort when challenged (Dweck, 2008).

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

million in faculty salaries while increasing its student-faculty ratio, Allegheny College in Pennsylvania charged a task force with reviewing its academic programs. That’s what the terminated professor, Xiaoling Shi, and some of her colleagues and students want to know. Last year, Allegheny had 154 full-time faculty members.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Colleges are under growing pressure to prove their value to students, parents, legislators and others. Itzkowitz: Over the past year, we’ve seen an uptick in students and families wanting to know what type of return on investment they’re going to get from the college education.

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eLiterate

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Kothari was a Professor of Accounting at the University of Rochester during my brief stint as an English graduate student there. First, he was interested in designing software to teach students accounting. First, he was interested in designing software to teach students accounting. Beyond that, two things stuck with me about S.

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Dr. Missy Alexander

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Our professional programs align with industry standards and our more broadly liberal arts offerings provide ample opportunity for students to explore the many paths open to them, through research, internships, service learning, and so on. CNAs move on quickly so there is a need for constant replenishment. We do that well.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Principle 2: An education that is skills and outcomes focused—that does much more to ensure that students become better communicators and can apply critical thinking, close reading and numerical skills in real-world contexts. None of these ideas is original. So what can be done? Here are some possible solutions.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Our students have changed, but our institutions have not adapted sufficiently to this reality. Non-traditional students now make up a majority of undergraduates. We need to serve these students better. Too many students feel disconnected, unsupported, and directionless. Let’s look at three.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 9, 2023

The interests of administrators, faculty, staff, and students frequently collide. Is it possible to sharply increase stipends, salaries, and benefits for graduate students, post-docs, and research assistants while maintaining their numbers? Doubtful if we hope to have students graduate in a timely manner. Priorities conflict.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 2, 2023

Higher education leaders who want to increase inclusion while maintaining affordability at their campus can emulate the actions of Illinois Institute of Technology’s ELEVATE program. Moreover, Illinois Tech’s employment rate is 92% six months after graduation, even when 37% of its students receive Pell Grants.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Meanwhile, equity gaps persist, with graduation rates for Pell Grant recipients and Black and Latino/a students roughly 10 points lower than among non–Pell Grant recipients and white and Asian American undergrads. This is an institution that values scholarship, the liberal arts, a physical campus and the teacher-scholar.

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