Administrators manage academic program eliminations (and additions) by following a structured process, avoiding a top-down approach, extending input beyond faculty, gathering and sharing data, and exhibiting transparency.
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D.C. schools partner with college to offer associate degrees to high-schoolers
10/19/2018 - WTOP.comUnion group lobbies for Lone Star College System changes
10/19/2018 - The Courier of Montgomery CountyAthlete sues University of Idaho over mistakes in her sexual assault case
10/19/2018 - Idaho StatesmanA student gunman killed 19 and injured 50 at a vocational college in Crimea
10/19/2018 - Associated Press via TIMEFrom UB
Rapid Action Task Forces at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
November, 2018
Here is how one higher ed institution is providing an alternative to program cuts.
Educating for a world that does not yet exist
November, 2018
The velocity of fundamental change in the world has increased dramatically. Not too many years ago, there was no such thing as social media. But the ascendency of interactive digital platforms fundamentally changed the way we communicate not only in society, but in business. We no longer broadcast to and talk at our audiences; we niche-cast and engage with them.
Trading Places
November, 2018
The 1983 comedy Trading Places starring Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd tells the tale of a slick commodity broker and a homeless hustler whose lives cross when they are compelled to swap socioeconomic roles. In some ways, the story is based on a contemporary version of Mark Twain’s classic The Prince and the Pauper.
CSU-Global will pay rent in scholarships
October, 2018
Colorado State University-Global Campus partnered with Aurora Public Schools to build a headquarters for the fully-online university on district land. The university will leverage lease payments to make college possible for more Denver-area students.
