KU has received a grant from the Association of American Universities (AAU) to promote the use of data analytics to help STEM faculty and departments to improve teaching and student learning. KU is part of a network of six BVA universities engaged in this initiative. Read more at: http://news.ku.edu/2017/02/14/ku-receives-grant-part-national-stem-initiative … [Read more...]

Ann Austin offers BVA Steering Committee an approach to change that identifies the multiple levels in an institution that provide opportunities for or roadblocks to reform. As change bears down on higher education, the need for strategic thinking grows By Doug Ward Consider a few of the changes roiling public higher education. Technology has created new ways for students to learn and to earn credentials but has also eliminated the need for a physical presence in many courses. … [Read more...]