By Benjamin Franklin
It is so hard to understand how our country went from the free and the brave to the shackled and afraid. I feel sad for the career education leaders of today because they cannot enjoy the fruits of the labor of changing young people’s lives in the shadow of the sword of the government.
By Anthony S. Bieda and Tom Wickenden
The demise of ACICS would simultaneously terminate education finance for thousands of students seeking a chance at economic stability and domestic sustainability and could lead to the closure of dozens of career colleges which provide an educational opportunity for millions of students of color, say Bieda and Wickenden.
By Mireidy Fernandez, PsyD, Adjunct Faculty, Florida National University
Dr. Fernandez’s mental picture of what was ahead for the summer term was dire. With no end in sight, she was prepared to deal with depressed students, who lacked the motivation to learn or focus in school. She soon learned even the pandemic cannot break FNU’s students’ strong spirits.
By Ruth Veloria, Chief Strategy and Customer Officer, University of Phoenix The higher education industry is in turmoil. Brick-and-mortar colleges across the country are going entirely online as COVID-19 cases continue to rise; dozens of lawsuits have been filed against colleges by students seeking tuition refunds after sub-par online experiences this past spring; 20% of More Info »
By Benjamin Franklin
Political division, pandemics, civil unrest and economic uncertainty create challenges for our society that have crashed what seemed to be a country on the upswing at the beginning of the New Year just six months ago.
By Anthony S. Bieda, ASB34Policy Resources, LLC
Institutions confronting enrollment and financial calamity may consider strategies and plans that preserve honor and respectability while curtailing operations, suspending new enrollment, or even closing campus doors.
By John King Ed.D.
As we face the worst health crisis in modern times which has disrupted the world in general and higher education in particular, King can see how both Clayton Christensen and Paul LeBlanc may play a large role in how higher education transitions in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic.
By John King, Ed.D.
Life is a constant cycle of change. We have two choices. We can fight change and remain static and unproductive, or we can embrace change and grow and prosper. Higher education is experiencing a tremendous period of change and now more than ever leaders need a process to successfully navigate through this change.
By Tony Guida, Partner, Education Group of Duane Morris LLP
As Guida looks at the current state of affairs in our Nation’s capital, including campaign activities gearing up for the 2020 presidential election, he can’t help but be reminded of the cafeteria scene from the movie “National Lampoon’s Animal House.”
By Benjamin Franklin
One of the problems we had in the colonies was the monopolization of trade by the Crown. In today’s American higher education community, there is a similar monopoly over higher education.