Courses with No Syllabi: A Unique Instructional Model at LDS Business College

In this interview, learn about a unique approachto designing a more immersive learning experience. In this short clip, you’ll hear my conversation with Bruce Kusch, the current president of LDS Business College. Formerly the chief academic officer at LDS, Bruce spearheaded an instructional framework there called the i4 model of design. i4 means campus instruction […]

How One College Used the Business Model Canvas to Boost Enrollment and Develop New Academic Programs Quickly

While working to design our conference Budgeting for Innovation in San Antonio, TX, we became fascinated by the Business Model Canvas, an open-source tool developed by Alex Osterwalder, Yves Pigneur, and others, which helps organizations swiftly explore alternatives, challenge assumptions, compare and set new strategies, and build shared vision and language. This tool helps institutions document their […]

Preparing Students to Lose Their Jobs (And Faculty To Keep Theirs)

also by Alan Ritacco (Learn more in the recorded webcast: The Future of Work and the Academy) Abstract: A recent study reveals that young people today could have as many as 16-17 different jobs in 5 industries. As the rate of technological change becomes exponential, the future of work requires adapting to change, recognizing job failure […]

Higher Education: Your Life May Depend Upon It

also by Robert E. Johnson, Ph.D. (Learn more in the recorded webcast: The Future of Work and the Academy) Higher education and the coveted bachelor’s degree was once the essential launch pad to economic stability. Now, it seems it is something more. In to a new report published by Brookings, “Mortality and morbidity in the […]

Academic Impressions on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA)

Higher education is the mechanism that makes the American Dream possible–participation and graduation from college is the key to changing an individual’s and family’s life trajectory. And higher education–and our country as a whole–is made better by our ability to accept, welcome, and engage with our swiftly diversifying population. As such, we at Academic Impressions […]

How Activity Based Costing Analysis Can Be Used To Test-Drive Future Scenarios

ARTICLES ON ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING This is a companion piece to our earlier article Activity Based Costing: What’s the Return On It? You can also hear more from William Massy at the upcoming conference “Academic Resourcing Models for Evidence-Based Decision-Making.” by William F. Massy, Professor Emeritus and former Vice President for Business and Finance, Stanford University […]

What College Leaders Need to Know About Responding Rapidly to a Crisis

How do you manage a crisis in a world that expects instant response and immediate communication? Colleges and universities all too often face a series of challenges in responding actively and speedily to a crisis or emergency on or affecting the campus, but they needn’t reinvent the wheel: there are proven models developed in the […]

Habits of Highly Effective Higher-Ed Professionals, Part 2: Finding Your Purpose

Recently, I published the article “Habits of Highly Effective Higher-Ed Professionals,” talking about how (and why) higher-ed professionals need to take Stephen R. Covey’s advice about “sharpening the saw” to life. That article stressed the importance of professional development to our careers and our effectiveness. Now I want to take a step further and discuss another habit of […]

How to Engage International Alumni Effectively

by Kathy Edersheim, President of Impactrics Markets are global, education is global, and so alumni relations should be global, too. There are three good reasons to pay special attention to “international alumni” – those graduates who have returned home from studying abroad or who are working outside their home country: They are likely to be […]

How to Encourage Academic Grit and a Growth Mindset in Your Students

More Articles for Faculty:One Easy Way Faculty Can Improve Student SuccessCivility in the Classroom: A Better Approach by Princy Quadros-Mennella, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology, Director of the Neuroscience Program, Bay Path University and Thomas Mennella, PhD, Associate Professor of Biology Director of the M.S. in Applied Laboratory Science and Operations Program, Bay Path University […]