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How AI can add the human touch that today’s college students need

University Business

Other faculty members are scrambling to AI-proof their classrooms to prevent students from using this technology to cheat. As it turns out, some AI-powered tools are making a meaningful impact on students and helping institutions foster a sense of community and belonging. This ambivalence is understandable.

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Riding the wave of technological change to enable transformative learning for all

HEPI

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Ian Pickup , Pro Vice Chancellor, Students, at The Open University, and builds on opening and closing remarks made at a recent HEPI round table event. Thinking through the implications of the advance of Generative AI-powered technologies for universities has been a cause for personal reflection.

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How to Increase Student Retention Through the Admissions Process

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

Establishing a Strong Higher Ed Admissions Strategy The student journey from application to enrollment and, ultimately, graduation is a long one, with setbacks and turn offs along the way that can threaten student retention. New Lead We respond to initial inquiries from students with an immediate personal introduction.

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ASHE Conference Urges Humanization of Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In order to enact human values, we have to start with ourselves. The conference theme this year is humanizing higher education, and hundreds of scholars from across the country gathered here to share their research, resources, and make connections. These values run contrary to systemic oppression.

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Recommendations to Increase Online Student Retention: A Delphi Study, By Dr. Danielle Kish

ACPA

Online dropout rates continue to be a severe problem for HEI leaders as low retention rates continue (Muljana & Tian, 2019; Radovan, 2019). Nontraditional students make up over one-third of the undergraduate students in the U.S.,

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Oh, the humanit(ies)! Why integrating the liberal arts and STEM is a win-win for students, institutions

University Business

Bolstered by state and national workforce needs and their promising return on investment, the STEM track represents a gold mine for colleges and universities that want to ensure credentials from their institution are providing students with good job prospects and gainful employment. What can we do?

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How Technology is Making HR in HigherEd More Efficient

PeopleAdmin

HigherEd Human Resources teams cover a lot of ground. HigherEd human resources teams also play a big role in retention and career development, which indirectly impacts the recruitment and hiring process because it determines how long staff and faculty will stay and therefore, how often a position will be open at an institution.