March 2025
Rethinking Student Recruitment Focused Strategies for Meeting Community Economic Needs Robin Capehart Mar 31 Many four-year colleges and universities find themselves caught in “the enrollment chase,” focusing primarily on boosting student numbers through broad recruitment strategies. While increasing enrollment figures may appear beneficial, this approach often overlooks a crucial responsibility: meeting the specific professional workforce […]
Borrow and Buy Now Rules the Day
Borrow and Buy Now Rules the Day America needs financial literacy in paying for college. Robin Capehart Mar 17 Over the last several decades, there has been a noticeable cultural shift in how families approach financing higher education. Where saving for college was once a widely practiced and expected financial priority, today, many families rely […]
February 2025
Time to Scrap Electives?
Time to Scrap Electives? Four good reasons to finally focus on the real needs of the students Robin Capehart Feb 3 In contemporary higher education, the mandate for baccalaureate students to complete between 30 and 42 elective hours is increasingly seen as outdated. The inefficacy of such requirements in today’s career-focused educational landscape highlights the […]
January 2025
December 2024
Assuring Classroom Learning
Assuring Classroom Learning College instructors should not be “building a plane while flying it.” Robin Capehart Dec 9 Going from high school to college, we anticipate the course work to become more rigorous and our college instructors readily adept at making us learners and scholars. During both my undergraduate and graduate work, I was blessed […]
Meaningful Results over Process
Meaningful Results over Process It’s time for accreditation to tell us something worthwhile. Robin Capehart Dec 2 The accreditation process for colleges and universities is a critical component of ensuring educational quality and institutional accountability. However, there is a growing concern that national accreditors place excessive emphasis on process-oriented criteria rather than the actual educational […]
Time to Consider Charter Colleges
Time to Consider Charter Colleges Strengthening academic institutions while meeting state needs Robin Capehart Nov 11 Smaller colleges, both private and public, in the United States are facing significant challenges that threaten their viability, primarily driven by three challenges: financial problems associated with low enrollment, reliance on state and private funding, and the nature of […]