eCampus News - Campus Leadership Archives https://www.ecampusnews.com/campus-leadership/ Higher Ed News Sat, 03 Jun 2023 17:37:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://www.ecampusnews.com/files/2021/03/cropped-ecnicon-1-32x32.jpg eCampus News - Campus Leadership Archives https://www.ecampusnews.com/campus-leadership/ 32 32 107582492 5 insights about higher-ed’s looming enrollment cliff https://www.ecampusnews.com/campus-leadership/2023/06/12/5-insights-about-higher-eds-looming-enrollment-cliff/ Mon, 12 Jun 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=101734 Higher-ed is facing a drastic drop in college-going students--here's how to approach the coming enrollment cliff in your institution.Higher-ed analysts, institution leaders, and college and university stakeholders are looking to 2025 with nervous anticipation as the higher-ed industry is predicted to experience a steep enrollment drop.

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]]> 101734 Changing campus safety with AI-driven video analytics https://www.ecampusnews.com/campus-leadership/2023/06/09/campus-safety-video-analytics/ Fri, 09 Jun 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=101676 Campus safety is rapidly evolving and a highly promising addition to the suite of security options for institutions is video analytics.Roughly 19 million students in the United States are enrolled in university undergraduate or graduate studies, and most of them attend classes onsite and keep college campuses across the country bustling with activity. As in any area where large groups of people gather, safety is a primary public concern in college and university settings.

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]]> 101676 How success coaching can help minority student retention, graduation https://www.ecampusnews.com/campus-leadership/2023/06/05/how-success-coaching-can-help-minority-retention-graduation/ Mon, 05 Jun 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=101638 Institutions must do their part to keep students of color engaged and increase retention--success coaching is a necessary part of that.White students have historically experienced higher graduation rates at American colleges and universities than minority students. The Hechinger Report found that graduation rates for White students stood 2.5 times higher than for Black students and 60 percent higher than that of Latino students.

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]]> 101638 OER can play a role in student retention and success https://www.ecampusnews.com/campus-leadership/2023/05/29/oer-student-retention-success/ Mon, 29 May 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=101511 Making free educational materials available for faculty and student use can play a role in student retention and, ultimately, academic successAdopting open educational resources, or OER, can be an effective strategy for meeting campus equity goals and improving retention by reducing failure and withdrawal rates, according to a new report from the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U).

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]]> 101511 Student retention is the critical element for the nation’s success https://www.ecampusnews.com/campus-leadership/2023/05/22/student-retention-critical-element-success/ Mon, 22 May 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=101549 Student retention remains one of higher education's biggest challenges--and one that must be solved for the nation's future success.Making higher education the norm for everyone in the nation—and ensuring that people have not just access to higher education, but that universities support student retention for drive students to complete their education—is paramount to the nation’s future success, said Arne Duncan, former U.S. Secretary of Education and former CEO of Chicago Public Schools.

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]]> 101549 2 keys to budget success this season https://www.ecampusnews.com/campus-leadership/2023/05/19/2-keys-to-budget-success-this-season/ Fri, 19 May 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=101584 As you step through the essential process of higher education budget planning, there are important principles that can guide your approach.Budget season is a fraught time for leaders in higher education. College leaders must balance a multitude of intense and competing pressures as they craft their budgets. They are given the unenviable task of perpetually doing more with fewer resources. Drive enrollment, yet cut costs. Expand offerings, while trimming overhead. The project can seem insurmountable.

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]]> 101584 Data is key to student outcomes–here’s how to use it https://www.ecampusnews.com/campus-leadership/2023/05/15/data-is-key-to-student-outcomes/ Mon, 15 May 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=101509 A new report helps colleges build and sustain unified data systems to measure, compare, and improve student outcomes, enrollment and retentionA new guidebook from the nonprofit Complete College America (CCA) examines how states and institutions can use national and homegrown data and measurement tools to improve completion rates, close institutional performance gaps, and increase economic mobility for historically-excluded students.

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]]> 101509 Ensuring school and workplace diversity without affirmative action https://www.ecampusnews.com/campus-leadership/2023/05/11/ensuring-school-and-workplace-diversity-without-affirmative-action/ Thu, 11 May 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=101478 Without government policy to support diverse education, many future students and society’s future leaders are counting on higher-ed leaders.Most higher education institutions are collectively holding their breaths in anticipation of the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action and college admissions, which is expected late this spring or early summer. Higher education institutions are bracing for the impact of the potential ban on its recruitment and admissions requirements.

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]]> 101478 Stopping the stop-outs: Promising re-enrollment practices https://www.ecampusnews.com/campus-leadership/2023/05/08/stop-outs-promising-re-enrollment-practices/ Mon, 08 May 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=101499 National Student Clearinghouse Research Center releases new enrollment data for states, institutions to reengage stop-outs and former studentsThe number of former students who stopped out without earning a credential—often referred to as the “some college, no credential (SCNC) population—rose 3.6 percent from las year, according to new data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

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]]> 101499 Can your institution withstand shocks to the system? Accreditors want you to prove it https://www.ecampusnews.com/institutional-management/2023/05/02/higher-ed-accreditors-financial-sustainability/ Tue, 02 May 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=101396 The data needed to comply with accreditors is changing, and the need for higher ed financial stability and digital transformation is urgent.While higher ed is slowly bouncing back from the pandemic, adjusting to the ‘new normal’ remains a challenge. This is apparent in the ongoing exodus of college president resignations and pushback from higher ed unions in the face of funding cuts and loss of credibility from student loan debt and other scandals. 

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