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Human Centered Design is an approach that focuses on creating solutions to identified issues by focusing on and designing with the end...

The COVID-19 pandemic and the recent protests against racism are inflection points for higher education. As students continue to face the...

Accelerating technological advances, population changes across many dimensions, greater economic, social and climate volatility and the...

For low-income students, lacking a small amount of money can determine if they stay in college or drop out. Even when students receive...

This blog was originally published on The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities blog on October 10, 2017 With all of the...

Cleveland State University (CSU) and College Now Greater Cleveland are collaborating on a project called (Re)Connect to College – aimed...

How can we connect student success outcomes, return on investment, and strategic resource allocation in a way that sustains the...

California State University, Fresno, was one of 12 members of the Collation of Urban Serving Universities to receive a Collaborative...

At Georgia State University, we have successfully raised graduation rates, lowered time to degree, and decreased debt for our students by...

More than 60 million Americans live in areas without enough health care providers to meet demand – primarily in minority and low-income...

This blog was originally published on the EDUCAUSE Review, Transforming Higher Ed blog on April 28, 2017 Last year, as program manager...

Georgia State University (GSU) has demonstrated that students from all backgrounds can succeed. Situated in downtown Atlanta, GSU...

In times of uncertainty, it’s helpful to take a step back and reflect upon our core values and mission. Why are we here? What do we do...

As the summer draws to a close, you and your colleagues may be contemplating how you will achieve your goals for the upcoming academic...

Image Credit: John Walker The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) named four urban-serving institutions as finalists...

Photo Courtesy of the University of Illinois at Chicago They are not a club but enjoy a unique membership as part of a higher education...

Portland State University Life Sciences Building In 2014 a cohort of seven public urban research institutions embarked on a bold journey...

Photo credit: Georgia State University Nearly everyone has had, or will have, an unexpected financial need. The car breaks down.  A child...

L-R: Peter Meiksins, Isis Artze-Vega, Melissa Welker, Sona Andrews, Jacqueline Smith, Alan Houston.  Photo Courtesy of APLU. Maybe you...

Change in higher education is the new normal. While we have spent a lot of time on this blog discussion innovations within the academy,...