Urban University Blog

Dec 19, 2017

Advancements in Automation: Potential Impacts on Workforce and Education

Advancements in technology have often led to technological unemployment. A new object or machine is invented that can accomplish a task...

May 26, 2017

Redesigning Advising? Online Course Provides Opportunity to Learn from Leading Colleges and Universi

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

Mar 31, 2017

A Boot Camp for Innovation in Bioscience: LABioStart

Entrepreneurs play a critical role in our economy. The innovations they develop have a cascading effect on job creation, standards of...

Nov 11, 2016

How IUPUI Achieved Excellence in Assessment

What does it take for an institution of higher education to be excellent in assessing student learning and using results to drive...

Oct 14, 2016

Work Smarter, Not Harder: Three Suggestions for Promoting Technology Usage on Campus

Ever since the invention of the printing press in the 15th century, technology has been used to disrupt, advance, and transform the...

Mar 31, 2015

Recruitment in the 21st Century: University of Cincinnati harnesses social media to create pathways

“I know I’m supposed to go to college after high school, but is it really worth it?” This question, asked by high school student Patience...