Renewables industry should engage community colleges to address labor shortage, development official says
[ad_1] Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The clean energy industry is booming, but the labor supply remains low. Partnering with community colleges to offer pathways to employment could help the industry meet its increasing demand for workers, said a workforce development official […]
Interim leadership is overlooked. Here are 4 tips on doing it effectively.
[ad_1] Amy Kristof-Brown is professor of management and entrepreneurship and dean of the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business. Interim leadership is a curious thing. You’re a leader, but that stewardship comes with a lot of strings attached that limit what you can do. You have authority, but only in certain circumstances. You provide […]
Rankings provider U.S. News buys college advising service
[ad_1] Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: U.S. News & World Report acquired CollegeAdvisor.com, it said Tuesday, giving the publication known for its embattled college rankings a coaching service aimed at students navigating the admissions process. Founded in 2019, CollegeAdvisor.com pairs […]
The Education Department must survey every federally funded college on sexual violence, without money from Congress. What’s next?
[ad_1] Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. It seems like a well-meaning idea. Last year, when Congress passed its omnibus spending bill, it required the U.S. Department of Education to craft a climate survey that every federally funded college will administer to students, […]
Expand competency-based education to support adult learners
[ad_1] Students enrolling in higher education are more diverse in age, race, and income than any previous generation. Unlike the full-time traditional student, they are juggling multiple responsibilities, including full and part-time work, child or elder care, military, and community service. Emerging research shows that direct assessment, competency-based education (CBE) may be an effective way […]
Saint Leo University announces deep cuts less than a year after acquisition fell apart
[ad_1] Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Saint Leo University announced a series of sharp cuts Thursday, seeking to become more efficient and focus on growth areas after an audit of enrollment trends. The Catholic institution in Florida will eliminate 111 […]
Saint Leo University announces deep cuts less than a year after acquisition fell apart
[ad_1] Dive Brief: Saint Leo University announced a series of sharp cuts Thursday, seeking to become more efficient and focus on growth areas after an audit of enrollment trends. The Catholic institution in Florida will eliminate 111 faculty and staff positions, close eight of 14 branch locations, shut down six of 23 sports teams, and […]
Here’s how the 20 largest college endowments changed last year
[ad_1] Listen to the article 1 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. College endowment returns plunged sharply into negative territory in 2022, according to data from the National Association of College and University Business Officers and money manager TIAA. But investment returns aren’t the whole story. Changes to […]
Endowment returns plunge into negative territory
[ad_1] Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: College endowment returns averaged -8% in fiscal 2022 as a slew of conditions that had been buoying markets turned stormy, battering public equities and bonds, according to a report released Friday. Endowments of all […]
Why private companies are crucial to innovations in online education
[ad_1] Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. As President Biden said in his recent State of the Union address, “Any nation that out-educates us will out-compete us.” Yet in the past two decades, the U.S. has fallen from second to 16th compared to […]