Category: Universities

Conversations with higher education leaders about re-engaging, retaining, and graduating adult students. David Sprott is a long-time higher education authority with over 30 years of experience. He strongly believes in the impact an inclusive approach to education has on the betterment of society and serves as an inspiring voice for both faculty and students in his role as the Henry Y. Hwang Dean and a professor of marketing in the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management. He is also a faculty member at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Sprott began his career as a researcher, having

Conversations with higher education leaders about re-engaging, retaining, and graduating adult students. Kristine is an experienced higher education leader with over 25 years of expertise in admissions, direct response marketing, and college operations. She has worked with online and campus-based institutions and has a strong track record of delivering mission-critical results. Her industry experience includes Monarch EA (enrollment management) to Nuro (retention) to Greenwood & Hall (consulting/partnerships); she has seen virtually every aspect of the student funnel. Throughout her career, Kristine has demonstrated her ability to build robust admissions teams, powerful strategic partnerships, and deliver strong outcomes for higher education institutions, employers,

Conversations with higher education leaders about re-engaging, retaining, and graduating adult students. myFootpath’s mission is to help universities transform lives by engaging and graduating nontraditional students who may have stumbled along the path to degree completion. In our previous “Perspectives in Higher Education'' column, we set out to learn how the pandemic shaped online learning and the outcomes of adult learners. As we tackle the challenges of 2023, we are focused on two macro trends - an increasing population of stop-outs and broad population declines that are expected to significantly decrease university enrollment. As universities reengage stop-outs, they can not only

Highlights from Webinar: December 8, 2022 JT Allen, CEO of myFootpath, and Laurie Pulido, CEO of Ease Learning, teamed up in this webinar to address the everyday barriers adult students face when completing college degrees. The shared goal of engaging these non-traditional adult students has become more challenging as the number of stop outs (students who stop attending university with no earned credential) has increased and more and more adult students re-enroll online. The big question: how can higher education institutions address these barriers and engage students in a practical way? The answer lies in tying education to a students’ goal,

According to a national and state completion rate report by the National Student Clearinghouse, progress in national college completion rates have stalled. This report contains six-year and eight-year completion rate data. ✔️ Ready to learn more? Click here to view the report

Conversations with higher education leaders about online learning, the future, and the pandemic’s lasting impact on higher education. An interview with: Luke Schultheis, Helms College - Executive Vice President of Education, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Vice President for Enrollment, Planning & Effectiveness (formerly). Luke Schultheis is a higher education thought leader advancing student success, institutional effectiveness and resourcing to support the academic enterprise. He has worked in higher education for 24 years, teaching hospitality management and has procured roles in enrollment and outreach services. When we interviewed Luke, he was leading enrollment at Fairleigh Dickinson, but he has since taken on a

Conversations with higher education leaders about online learning, the future, and the pandemic’s lasting impact on higher education. An interview with: Adam Herman, Rice University - Executive Director, Office of Academic Programs and Student Experience   Adam Herman serves as executive director of the Office of Academic Programs and Student Experience at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business in Houston, Texas. Nurturing a dedicated team of talented professionals, Adam is responsible for delivery of a high-quality MBA student experience to full-time, professional, online and executive MBA students at Rice Business. Dr. George Rohde interviewed Adam as we approached the Fall of 2022. Here

Conversations with higher education leaders about online learning, the future, and the pandemic’s lasting impact on higher education. An interview with: Dr. Michael Huffman, Virginia Commonwealth University - Founding Director of the Office of Continuing and Professional Education (retired), Founder Lexicon Advisors Dr. Michael Huffman is a long-time leader in the field of professional and continuing education. He spent the better part of two decades with Virginia Commonwealth University — first as a faculty member and then with ever-expanding roles leading continuing education for the university. Among his many areas of expertise are online education, digital and micro-credentials, and strategic corporate