by Scott Mauro | Sep 17, 2019 | Blog
Great Cities, Need Great Universities I know each member of the Florida Consortium of Metropolitan Research Universities family is busy with the new school year. We are too, in fact, we kicked off our new strategic plan on July 1, 2019. The plan and more...
by Scott Mauro | Jun 19, 2019 | Blog
Guest Contributor, Marisel Herrera, Director, Training and Development, Arizona State University “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” This quote by the poet and activist Dr. Maya...
by Scott Mauro | May 14, 2019 | Blog
April was a good month for science, want proof? For example, on April 10 scientists at NASA announced that they captured a photo of a black hole for the first time. Also noteworthy and unfortunate, a sizable measles outbreak in the United States reaffirmed the value...
by Florida Consortium | May 1, 2019 | Blog
by: Desire George, Higher Education Administration Graduate, Candidate, University of Central Florida The first year of college is important. How a student fares in their first year not only has an impact on whether they return for a second year, but it also has an...
by Florida Consortium | May 1, 2019 | Blog
By: Lynell Hodge Ed.D., Assistant Director, University of Central Florida Nationally, first generation students represent about 30% of the student population. Administrators routinely discuss the effectiveness of support services and intervention for this population....
by Florida Consortium | Apr 18, 2019 | Blog
Words Matter: Connecting the Language of Higher Education to the Job Market There’s a basic disconnect between the language employers use to talk about skills and how higher education defines them. This disconnect makes it difficult for students to choose courses that...
