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.
By Vincent Scaramuzzo, President, Ed-Exec, Inc.
From a talent acquisition strategy, Scaramuzzo does not believe companies will be able to compete for top talent if employees cannot work remotely at least some of the time. Organizations who embrace this will save across the board while improving productivity.
By Lynelle Lynch, Owner, Bellus Academy
As times have changed, so has the career education experience with virtual learning and hybrid classes beginning to feel familiar – even normal. Read the eight lessons Bellus Academy gleaned about how the transition to digital can improve education in 2021 and beyond.
By Wallace K. Pond, Ph.D.
Institutions that find a way to offer shorter, cheaper, high quality programs and credentials that lead directly to good employment opportunities, will be in high demand over the next several years as we work our way out of an economic depression and transition to the next normal in post-secondary education.
By Mitch Talenfeld, CEO, MDT Marketing
Compliance & Best Practices in Student Inquiry Generation: A Guide for Schools was released with the sincere desire that institutions will build or update their existing third-party lead generator processes accordingly to ensure marketing messages are honest, easy-to-understand and compliant with education and marketing laws.
By Mireidy Fernandez, PsyD, Adjunct Faculty, Florida National University
Dr. Fernandez discusses how isolation, detachment and loneliness as a result of social distancing have taken center stage during COVID-19. The article explains this scenario and offers helpful techniques to overcome those feelings, which for some individuals often run parallel with anxiety and depression.
By Michelle Donovan, Partner, Duane Morris LLP.
The Department has announced that it is finalizing a Campus Cybersecurity Program framework and has outlined a multi-year implementation plan that includes near-term, intermediate-term and long-term goals, starting with a self-assessment program to understand the community’s readiness to comply with NIST 800–171.
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.