Higher Ed


Sound Design

Sound Design

The Berklee College of Music's 160 Massachusetts Avenue recording education complex is designed for next-generation music pedagogy.

Lighting

The Lighting Master Plan

Lighting and controls technology change fast. Does that mean your school must constantly update its lighting master plans? Two experts discuss the options.

Near field communication

The Buzz On NFC

Near field communication, or NFC, makes smartphones into access cards, credit cards and other tools usually stored in wallets.

Keys or Cards? What's the Problem?

An Ingersoll Rand survey identifies major problems with key and card access control. NFC solves each.

Just EAT

Lebanon Valley College has found a key to sustainable dining.

Walls and Ceilings

Walls and Ceilings: What's Beneath the Surface?

More than just pretty faces, walls and ceilings must be carefully designed in order to create functional, safe and efficient interiors.

Assessing Technology Solutions

Evaluate your safety, security and emergency preparedness systems.

Steps Towards Student Retention

Don’t assume your institution has a student retention plan in place. Instead, look at what’s working for other schools and adapt those programs to meet your own needs.

The Student as Consumer

Institutions must focus on students’ growing expectations.

Flipping for STEM

Flipping for STEM

While the flipped teaching model is old news in the humanities it finds new purpose in STEM subjects. But look out. This trendy pedagogy may require an overhaul of your classrooms, especially the large lecture hall.

equestrian higher ed studies

The Winner's Circle

A new program on the campus of Long Island University taps into an equestrian legacy to prepare students for careers in a burgeoning industry.

At What Cost?

Engaging Sustainable Thinking

The University of Pittsburgh develops in a new academic paradigm.