May 2020 | Career Education Review

Washington News Brief

May 8, 2020 Jenny

By Sharon H. Bob, Ph.D., Higher Education Specialist, Powers Pyles Sutter and Verville, PC
The following Washington career college news brief is a summary of important higher education news originating from Washington D.C.

Washington News Brief

Why Inclusive Access Makes Sense Now More Than Ever

May 8, 2020 Jenny

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Education Technology

By Michelle Leontis, Vice President of Product Management, Ambassador Education Solutions
Students’ primary course material concerns focus on affordability and accessibility. As a result, schools, publishers and course materials providers are coming together to deliver Inclusive Access programs that ease costs and complexities.

Course Materials are Changing: Are You Keeping Up?

The Perfect Team

May 8, 2020 Jenny

Management

By Jeff Akens, Experienced College President and Operations Director
Tough times require top talent! In “The Perfect Team,” Jeff Akens will combine his 27 years of operational experience with advice from business experts like Jim Collins and Jack Welch to show how a focus on differentiating to develop talent is critical during times of transformation.

Change Management and How to Make it Work

CECU State of the Sector an Executive Summary

May 8, 2020 Jenny

Research/Trends

By Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU)
CECU surveyed their education membership’s leaders to better understand the state of the sector school-by-school. This article explains the key summary observations, followed by some of the high points of their comments which help better define the analysis.

Veteran Alumni Report Positive Experiences at Proprietary Institutions According to New Survey

Managing Employees Through Unemployment, Layoff and Furloughs

May 8, 2020 Jenny

Human Resources

By Erica Brune, President, Lever1
What are the differences between unemployment, layoff and furlough and what is best for my company? Lever1’s seasoned HR Director walks through the best course of action to avoid discrimination pitfalls when selecting employees for reduction of work as well as how to manage their unemployment claims and health coverage.

Recalling Employees Back to Work

Transitioning and Training Ground Students to Become Exceptional Online Students

May 8, 2020 Jenny

Distance Education

By Richard Lombardo, Ph.D., Vice-President of Education and Development, Valley College
In an effort to explore how postsecondary institutions can help students transition from on-ground to distance education, this paper will explore several topics including student struggles, student services, and best practice.

Four Areas of Distance Education Best Practices

Déjà vu for Career Colleges – Proactively Preparing for the Attack!

May 8, 2020 Jenny

School Operations

Interview with Vince Norton and Jean Norris, Norton Norris, Inc.
The perfect storm was already brewing with ideological battles over the tax status of a career college, a focus on questionable marketing and recruitment practices, battles over 90/10, VA benefits, borrower defense to repayment and more. Let’s talk about how a career college can proactively prepare to avoid the scrutiny that is sure to come.

Humanity in Our Hands: Educators Embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

After the Pandemic: What Comes Next for the Career College Sector?

May 8, 2020 Jenny

School Operations

By Theresa Miulli, Founder/CEO, The Intentional Classroom
As we begin to recover from the havoc that COVID-19 has created, Miulli asks you to challenge tradition. Rethink where we were and build a new world for career education.

Humanity in Our Hands: Educators Embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Does Your Institution “Act CAREfully” When it Comes to Accounting, Recording Keeping and Documentation of Federal Funds?

May 8, 2020 Jenny

Accounting

By Michael T. Wherry, CPA, and Dave McClintock, CPA, McClintock & Associates
With the U.S. Department of Education and the Small Business Administration disbursing unprecedented amounts of emergency relief with so little specific guidance, now is the time for institutions to carefully vet their accounting, record keeping and documentation processes.

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