Why should U.S. colleges and universities follow global trends in active classrooms? What is the biggest lesson administrators can learn? “U.S. institutions can certainly benefit from the active learning environment explorations conducted worldwide. Cutting-edge research is being done in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Institutions here in the U.S. should follow how researchers in […]

A culturally rich, historically black neighborhood in Pensacola, Florida, has been experiencing gentrification. To keep the legacy of the Belmont-DeVilliers community alive, a local engineer is guiding a group of University of West Florida undergraduates creating a virtual version of the neighborhood—along with a small brick-and-mortar museum to showcase the project. It's just one of many […]

Imagine a relay race with no one to hand off the torch?  This is the daunting challenge we face with the future of agricultural education. Nationwide, fewer than one out of ten students are likely to consider agriculture as a career and among agricultural students, one out of ten will actually consider agricultural education as […]

Alarming demographic shifts mean university admissions departments are facing a new reality. By 2026, it is predicted that the number of college-aged students will drop almost 15 percent – much of this driven by a plummet in births due to the Great Recession of 2008. While many higher-education institutions have pivoted towards online learning that […]