This article will examine the seismic impact that technology currently has and is likely to increasingly have on college mental health services, both direct and indirect. Numerous resources and suggestions are offered to assist college counseling center administrators and clinical staff make decisions aligned with best clinical, ethical,…

This paper captures thinking around the design of a technology-focused play space for children that is on a university campus. Drawing upon characteristics of play and the importance of the goals and values that shape contexts, the opportunity to develop a space designed for children's digital play required careful conceptualization. Children's…

Most high school and collegiate athletic teams attend some type of camp to prepare for their upcoming season. This article provides a 30-day challenge to help high school and college dance teams to improve their overall physical fitness while they prepare for summer camp. The ideas can also be modified to meet the needs of other athletic teams.

College of Telecommunication and Information (CTI) provides a highly technically trained cadre that would be able to find the best scientific solutions to the problems facing us and support the development process and capable of keeping pace with the fast-global technological development (College of Telecom & Information in Riyadh 2010). With…

The American dream--the belief that anyone is capable of upward mobility and a better life than the one in which they were born--is in jeopardy. According to Harvard economist Raj Chetty, American families are experiencing reduced upward mobility across generations. Education is the key to reversing the trajectory of upward mobility, imparting…

Local community organizations with data and statistical needs provide beneficial authenticity and context in the classroom. Students can provide creative, broad perspectives to problems and issues relevant to those organizations. This paper describes characteristics of mutually beneficial relationships between classes and community partners.…

As higher education institutions continue to adapt and improve their student success models, it is important to make sure not to forget, or fail to maximize, the potential of information technology (IT) as a partner in student success efforts. This article discusses the traditional role of IT on campuses and how that role is evolving, especially…

The Pavia University History Museum, which houses historic items mainly connected to the physics and medicine fields, has focused in the past years on new ways to involve its public and to attract new audiences. Among different approaches, digital technologies have proven important to both external and internal communication. Lately, an Augmented…

Although the extent of the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa is unknown, its effect on the socioeconomic and geopolitical spheres is becoming palpable. Its impact on communication and social formations is evident as it has shifted such to a more spatial and virtual sphere. The closure of schools does not only interfere with the…

Students choose small liberal arts colleges for the learning that unfolds when they are deeply immersed in intellectual collaboration with faculty and with one another. The photos that festoon promotional materials are not mere marketing--students spend a lot of time with one another in close quarters. Faculty and staff are truly invested in…

Amidst unprecedented challenges in the era of COVID-19, using assessment to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of higher education institutions is more important than ever. Striking the delicate balance between compassionately understanding colleagues' capacity to fulfill their duties during a crisis and maintaining high expectations…

In order for higher education institutions, which implements blended and/or online learning to remain competitive and innovative it needs to keep up with the cutting edge technological and educational advances. This task is usually very difficult, keeping in mind the budget constraints that many institutions have. This usually implies that…

Eventbrite listed about 400 "women's conferences" in 2017, many inspired when the term #MeToo took off. In Fall 2017, MIT developed the "MIT Women's 'unConference'" based on the idea of just inviting a crowdsourced agenda, saying yes to the alumnae community's ideas, aligning with other women's entities and events, and inviting…

This chapter describes technological disruptions in higher education that pose challenges and offer opportunities to college and university students, faculty, and administrators. It provides examples of innovative responses being explored by 2-year and 4-year higher education institutions.

The article concerns the description of the system of professional training of border guards at the higher educational establishments in the Republic of India and distinguishing its structural components. To achieve the purpose of the research we used two groups of methods: quantitative and qualitative. Quantitative methods include analysis of…