An interesting article in Education Dive chronicles the demand for data scientists along with the limited number of program options currently available to students. * From 2015 to 2018 job postings for data scientists…
The Fraternal Order of Police and Police Departments sponsor a variety of programs for children, however, at Christmas time a program titled “Cops and Kids” is designed to build relationships between the local FOP Lodge…
The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce just released a new report ranking 4,500 colleges and universities by return on investment. A fascinating, interactive, tool examines the Net Present Value (NPV) of degrees…
It seems like every week I see an article about another college adding ESports to their menu of programs. An article in EdTech outlines the progress made and lessons learned as schools move quickly to…
In 2017, the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and the Center for First-generation Student Success launched the inaugural First-Generation College Celebration. November 8 was selected as the date for the annual National First-Generation College…
The Education Advisory Board is a higher education consulting firm based out of Washington D.C. that provides research and trend analysis to better inform higher education leaders. Lewis has been a member since 2012. This…
As we turn back the clocks this week, we traditionally focus on fire prevention and fire safety. Don’t forget to change the batteries in your smoke detector. Do you know the top five causes of…
Fifty years ago, on October 29, the Internet was born. Computer Scientists at UCLA, the University of California-Santa Barbara, the Stanford Research Institute, and the University of Utah established the first computer-to-computer link. This connection…
Abu Bakr al Baghdadi became the leader of the Islamic State in 2010 with the death of then-leader Abu Omar al-Baghdadi. At that time after the deaths and arrests of much of their leadership,…
Ellucian has attempted to answer that question. The results of their national survey of 1,000 U.S. students conducted this past summer have been published with the following results: * Less than half of all…