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Redefining Alumni Relationships: What do they want from you? article image. A split image showing two engaging moments at an event. On the left, a woman with short gray hair smiles warmly while holding a glass and wearing a name badge. On the right, a man with short gray hair laughs joyfully while playing a card game with others.

Redefining alumni relationships: What do they want from you?

Universities are finding new ways to engage alumni, while balancing traditional experiences and addressing challenges like negative publicity.

Donor & Alumni Relations /
By: Alissa Carr
Goodbye, US News? Alternative college rankings are reshaping higher education article image. A collage of four images representing different aspects of higher education: A historic, red-brick college building with tall, ornate towers and large windows under a clear blue sky. Students sitting in a lecture hall, working on laptops and taking notes. Close-up of hands writing on papers with a laptop and stationery nearby, symbolizing studying and problem-solving. A student sitting outdoors on a green lawn, using a laptop with books and a bag beside them, highlighting flexibility and independent learning.

Goodbye, US News? Alternative rankings are reshaping higher ed.

Alternatives like Colleges That Change Lives and FindaBetterU are shifting the focus from prestige to student satisfaction, campus culture and affordability.

Enrollment /
By: Aila Boyd
"The NIL Top 10: Who are the highest-paid college athletes?" article image displaying a collage of six college athletes across different sports, each wearing their team uniforms and caught in action. The top row includes a basketball player from North Carolina dribbling the ball, a gymnast on the floor mid-performance, and a football player from Colorado gesturing with his hands after a game. The bottom row shows a Duke basketball player preparing to take a shot, another football player from Colorado looking focused, and an Alabama basketball player pointing confidently.

The NIL Top 10: Who are the highest-paid college athletes?

Growing collective contracts and sponsorship deals have university athletes — both men and women — raking in record paydays.

Marketing & Branding /
By: Chris Kudialis

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How Are Commencement Speakers, Honorary Degrees Selected?

Amid the 2024 spring semester division, higher education institutions cite unifying selection criteria for honorary degrees and commencement speakers.

Student Experience /
By: J. Aelick
Is AI-driven search a game-changer for universities? article image, close-up portrait of a female wearing round glasses with a gold-tinted reflection, looking at a digital screen, golden bokeh background.

How AI Can Optimize Academic Programming and Student Support

Academics and advocacy leaders say the next couple of years could offer exponential developments, but departmental application is key.

Student Experience /
By: Chris Kudialis
Helping Neurodiverse Students Reach Their Full Academic Potential image, a young man wearing a beanie, glasses, and a casual jacket while studying or reading a book. The background features an abstract design with large gear or cog-like shapes along with green and gray tones.

Helping Neurodiverse Students Reach Their Full Academic Potential

Three northeastern schools have provided programs for neurodiverse students to find the support they need when navigating the stressful higher ed experience.

Student Experience /
By: Aila Boyd
Campus Protests as Graduation Nears article image, an image of a female turned back to the camera holding a megaphone in her hand.

What Have We Learned From a Season of Campus Protests?

With campus tensions far from resolved and a presidential election on the horizon, is higher ed ready for the fall?

Student Experience /
By: Aila Boyd
Navigating Higher Ed’s Rising Costs: Strategies for Affordability image, a person kayaking in the pool of cash.

Navigating Higher Ed’s Rising Costs: Strategies for Affordability

What’s driving the relentless surge in college tuition costs, and are there promising solutions on the horizon to tackle this financial burden?

Student Experience /
By: Aila Boyd
Is Higher Ed’s Learning Future Hybrid, Not Remote image. A photo of a campus in the background, computer keyboard and virus molecules on the foreground.

Is Higher Ed’s Learning Future Hybrid, Not Remote?

Consultants and leaders rebut the online-only tomorrow despite the growth of remote programs and cultural shifts that have students reconsidering the value of a college education.

Student Experience /
By: Chris Kudialis
FAFSA Delays Cause Headaches for Students, Schools image. Left part of the image: a dark-skinned male looking at his laptop, holding his head in his hands and looking perplexed, wearing a light-colored t shirt, glasses and a watch on the red background. Right part of the image: casio calculator with the FAFSA application blank in the background.

FAFSA Delays Cause Headaches for Students, Schools

Only time will tell if the one-year confusion for the ‘simplified’ federal aid form will yield long-term benefits.

Student Experience /
By: Aila Boyd
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FAFSA Update Headache: How’d We Get Here?

Attempts to simplify and eliminate inconsistencies in the federal aid forms has resulted in an unprecedented disruption to student financial aid offices.

Admissions /
By: Aila Boyd
Architecture in relation to university image, Asian female student with long straight dark hair, wearing a light-colored button-down shirt and holding a stack of books, and Black male student with short curly dark hair, wearing a light-colored button-down shirt and glasses, sitting at the desk and reading with pictures of a library in the background.

Architecture and the University: An Intersection of Form and Function

Universities are changing their internal spaces to match the way students live and learn.

Student Experience /
By: J. Aelick
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Student Journalists Fight for Access as Universities Toe the Line

Student editors allege schools are more focused on public relations and protecting a brand than fostering legitimate student journalism.

Student Experience /
By: Chris Kudialis
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AI Will Level the Academic Playing Field, Eventually

Higher-ed leaders are touting plans for an AI teaching revolution, but most students have yet to see significant results.

Student Experience /
By: Chris Kudialis
Students in a higher ed class reviewing the AI detection notices on their screens.

Don’t Assume Students Are AI Savvy 

As artificial intelligence transforms the classroom experience, higher ed leaders are stressing that students need guidance with how and when to use the technology appropriately.

Student Experience /
By: Aila Boyd
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Minerva University: Wisdom Through Experience

One university is developing global citizens by rethinking the entire higher education process, from admission to curriculum.

Student Experience /
By: Maryna Yankovska