When higher education programs align with compassion for students, student persistence and graduation rates change for the better. Pace University is proving this by offering unique types of support and resources for students. Among those resources is a 101-level course offered to all first-year students. The course, called UNV 101…

Our latest Washington Update with Tom Netting reviews the outcomes of this year’s Negotiated Rulemaking (Neg Reg) process and reveals a mix of wins and losses among 16 total issue papers up for debate. Beneficial gains in key areas were made during this critical part of the Department of Education’s…

Rethinking the enrollment decline in higher education can help you transform your institution’s strategic planning for sustainable success. The downward enrollment trend has induced panic among many in the higher education industry, but Mike Petrilli. president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, offers data-based evidence suggesting the trend is neither…

The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has issued its new report that will have an impact on shaping college curriculum for student workforce success. The report, “On the Same Page? Administrator and Faculty Views on What Shapes College Learning and Student Success”, focuses on the needed outcomes that…

Ten years ago, Paul Alexander and his wife Carol were driving across the northern plains of the U.S. in -19 degrees. They had been leading a religious institution in the United Kingdom and now were weighing their next assignment — possibly at a small Bible school in North Dakota. “We…

Pine Manor College created innovation out of its integration with Boston College two years ago. Instead of pushing two institutions together, leaders figured out how they could grow together. Boston College is a well-established research institution while Pine Manor College serves a different demographic of first-generation, college-capable students. The institutions’…

Higher education enrollment is facing two major catalysts — the enrollment cliff and COVID-19 — both of which are forcing institutions to transform. …

Traditionally, higher education has relied on the model which was based on elite institutions that were fully funded by religions, endowment, or government. The entire governance structure and approach were designed as if institutions of higher learning were the only keeper of knowledge. When higher education expanded to serve more…

With the recent addition of the Kansas Health Science Center (KHSC) and the related Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine, TCS Education System now has five colleges and universities across the United States. These schools serve students across the United States who can participate in TCS’s offerings, many of which are…