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4 Reasons College Campus Visits Are a Waste of Time & Money

Great College Advice

As the summer winds down, my team and I have been busy debriefing our students and their parents about whatever summertime college campus visits they have done in the past month or two. Because they don’t want to say or do anything that might deter a student from applying. College campus visits are a ritual. A rite of passage.

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At the University of Montana, esports is about more than competition

University Business

And to us, that’s the beauty. The impetus of all of it was creating a space where students could feel like they belong,” says Cassens. And so, it’s creating infrastructure and creating a support system, creating an academic home along with the competition.”. “And It started with about 60 and we’ve grown from there.

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Top Winter Study Abroad Programs

AIFS Abroad

Last Updated on September 1, 2023 by Mike Liberty Short-term study abroad program options are becoming increasingly popular amongst college students, particularly during the winter season. At the AIFS Abroad Global Education Center, you’d be taking a music history course this winter, but learning does not begin or end in the classroom.

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Over 25 Destinations to Study Abroad this Fall

AIFS Abroad

AIFS Abroad student in Patagonia, Argentina. AIFS Abroad student in Perth, Australia. Looking for a destination that offers adventure, unique wildlife, and world-class academics? Your program options don’t end there – you can start your semester abroad in Fiji with the early start Pacific Studies program! Buenos Aires.

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A Global Shift in Higher Education Requires a New Business Model: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 180 with Drumm McNaughton and Catherine Friday

The Change Leader, Inc.

Crafting a New Business Model for Financial Stability Understanding and serving the needs of students is paramount in redefining the value proposition of a university. This begins with an authentic dialogue with the very individuals who seek higher education. covers the global shift in Higher Education.

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Adapting to Disruption: Unity University’s Remarkable Success – Part 1: Changing Higher Ed podcast 194 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Melik Peter Khoury

The Change Leader, Inc.

Steering Unity from 540 students and a $14 million budget to an impressive enrollment of over 7,500 and a budget of $58 million, Dr. This exceptional growth, achieved amidst and in the wake of a global pandemic, illustrates a comprehensive transformation of conventional governance and operational norms in higher education.

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Age Consciousness, Age Segregation, and Age Denigration

Confessions of a Community College Dean

It was only beginning in the middle of the nineteenth century that Americans became preoccupied by age. Colonial colleges admitted students as young as 14. Blog: Higher Ed Gamma We live in a society acutely conscious of age. Age can be a milestone and a guidepost – nothing wrong with that.