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Thriving and Prospering in the Human Age: An Open Letter to 2015 College Graduates

May 5, 2015 Staff 0

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By James H. Johnson, Jr., Ph.D., William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
A “learning mindset” and three specific skills — entrepreneurial acumen, contextual intelligence, and cultural elasticity or soft skills acumen — are required in order to thrive and prosper in the Human Age

Associations & Accreditations

SARA – Twenty-three States and Counting

May 4, 2015 Staff 0

Written from an interview with Marshall A. Hill, Ph.D., Executive Director, National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements
Executive Director of the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements, Marshal Hill believes that distance education can help improve America’s educational system once the inefficiencies of the current state regulatory system are codified across the board.

Admissions

Admissions Automation Beginning to Make Waves

May 3, 2015 Staff 0

By Lauren Moline, Marketing Manager, Enrollment Resources Inc.
Imagine students coming to you. Imagine receiving details on their personality, lifestyle and motivations. Imagine how your admissions team could use that information to genuinely connect with prospects.

Commentary/Editorial

Free Community College for All is a Bad Idea for America

May 2, 2015 Staff 0

The following is a research paper submitted by a career college student who formally attended a community college.
On January 9, 2015, in The State of the Union Address, President Obama announced his plan to make community college free for all Americans, which appeared for many as a bold step towards leveling the playing field between the rich and the poor.

Career Services

Improve Placement Rates: Competency Badges

May 1, 2015 Staff 0

By Larry Banks, Ph.D., Director, Competency Based Education Services, Wonderlic and Amanda Opperman, M.A., Institutional and Program Effectiveness Specialist, Wonderlic
Employers are looking for employees who can solve their problems, and they are hiring graduates who demonstrate that they have skills that matter for employability – not just a degree.

Legal and Regulatory Issues

Protecting Your School from Cybercrime and Inadvertant Data Breaches

April 28, 2015 Staff 0

By Michelle Hon Donivan, Partner, Duane Morris, LLP Data security breaches are practically a daily occurrence. Indeed, cybersecurity threats have become so prevalent that cyber security experts and U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder, say that there are two types of companies in America, those that have been hacked and those that do not know they have been hacked.

Research/Trends

Go Green: The Next Big Thing for Career Education

April 17, 2015 Staff 0

Written from an interview with Julia Feder, Director, Education, U.S. Green Building Council
How can career educators prepare their students for the year 2020? What skills will students need to get jobs? What new subjects can career education colleges and universities offer to increase student enrollment, retention, and graduation rates?

Student Retention

Faculty Engagement Equals Student Retention

April 8, 2015 Staff 0

By Dr. Michelle Meadors, Business Management Professor and Dr. Reginald Turner, Campus President, Westwood College, Northlake Campus Although in many respects the for-profit colleges (also known as career colleges) have developed a more flexible and responsive system of delivering post secondary educational services, especially to adult students, proprietary institutions have not always exerted optimal effort with faculty engagement.

Commentary/Editorial

What Happened to Commonsense in Education?

April 8, 2015 Staff 0

By Dennis Spisak, Founder and President, DJSpisak Consulting
The career college sector has been in the cross hairs of the federal government, state governments, and consumer protection agencies for the last couple of years. Their motivation appears to be looking out for the best interests of students in our schools and making sure government funding is spent wisely and carefully in protection of taxpayers.

School Operations

Best Practices for Managing the Program Portfolio

April 5, 2015 Staff 0

By Bob Atkins, CEO and Founder, Gray Associates A great gardener must constantly decide what to prune and what to plant. Every year, great schools decide which programs to Stop, Start, Sustain, and Grow.

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