(From Chronicle of Higher Education) Two years ago, Dartmouth College set a 2025 deadline for cutting greenhouse-gas emissions in half, and also for replacing the No. 6 fuel oil that fuels its steam plant — which burns s
(From Higher Ed HR Magazine) University of California, Irvine, recently unified its HR department to enable the organization to interpret and apply policies and practices consistently, reduce redundancies, leverage best
(from Newsweek) A recent poll found that when it comes to ROI on college tuition, most students think a prestigious name isn’t worth the price. The choice between a prestigious school with a hefty price tag and a lesser-
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(From The New York Times) Kids get to play freely in The Yard, a new "adventure playground" on New York’s Governors Island. One of only about 1,000 such play yards in the world, it is filled with what looks like junk — o
(From BDC Network) The key to office design is to connect to the human needs of the staff, while creating an environment that reinforces the values of the business. The youngest of our workforce today bring with them the
(From McKinsey Digital) An ability to manage data as an asset across an entire organization is key to a successful business venture, according to Anil Chakravarthy, the CEO of Informatica, one of the world’s largest prov
(From Quartz) Gender equality in the workplace is arguably one of the most important ways to attract and retain employees, invest in long-term financial growth and act as an employer of integrity. Quartz media, the Harva
(From Reveal News) A recent investigative report showed that Louisiana’s $40 million-a-year state-funded voucher program has spawned new private schools of questionable value. While public schools must meet rigorous stan
(from the New York Times) U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is working to overhaul federal rules on sexual misconduct that will impact not only college campuses, but also public elementary and secondary schools, where
(From FEI Daily) To drive financial innovation and execute new ideas, consider these three points:
(From Inside Higher Ed) As college enrollment declines nationally, colleges are discounting tuition to recruit and retain more first-year students. The 2018 NACUBO Tuition Discounting Study, which reports final discounti
(from Chief Executive) Six tips to creating a strategic plan that is useful to everyone in an organization:
(from ISM) Suicide is the second leading cause of death for teenagers, according to a recent report in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology. The number of attempted or considered suicides among adolescents has risen sharpl
(from Fisher Phillips) Some companies are ending their mandatory arbitration policies. Why now?
(from the New York Times) On Tuesday, two high school students in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, carried out an active-shooter attack at their school, killing one student and wounding eight others. All casualties followed st
(from Nonprofit Quarterly) While other universities are having trouble filling seats, Capital University in Bexley, Ohio (outside Columbus) has increased its enrollment. The school, which began in 1830 as a seminary for
(from Harvard Graduate School of Education) A new Harvard report, "Turning the Tide II: How Parents and High Schools Can Cultivate Ethical Character and Reduce Distress in the College Admissions Process," offers guidelin
(from EdSurge) The recently announced Check the Privacy initiative aims to provide a one-stop shop for educators searching for safe, secure tools to use with their students. CTP has a searchable library of more than 7,00
(from The Chronicle of Higher Education) A recent annual survey of higher-education administrators found that administrators got bigger pay raises than faculty members did in 2018-19. Salaries for administrators increase
(from Ladders) HR professionals report that their current employee recognition programs aren’t working – they are not having a positive impact on employees or workplace morale. In some cases, they even create negative re
