The March issue of University Business is out now. Here is what you will find:

As the recession drags on and more people turn to higher ed as a way to weather the storm, community colleges are increasingly in demand. Applications are up across all sectors of higher ed ranging from graduate school down, but community colleges are getting a double dose from unemployed adults looking for new skills as well as traditional age students looking to save money.

Also, read the latest solutions for higher education management in the March issue of University Business, out now.

Current Issue
Digital Edition

New Articles

Features

• Community Colleges as Economic Saviors
  Recovery efforts put a spotlight on the two-year sector.
  Ann Mcclure
• Web Content Needs—Solved
  Options abound for web content management systems—open source, commercial, even something in between. But the considerations need not be a mystery. Here’s what to know when making a choice. .
  Vicki Powers
• Paths to the Presidency
  With shrinking candidate pools, retirements on the horizon, and new realities for institutions and their leaders, it's time to broaden higher education,s idea of the best career path to get there.
  Melissa Ezarik

Focus

• Behind the News
  Behind the News
  University Business Staff
• Sense of Place
  Expanding a campus, making downtown accessible
  Melissa Ezarik
• Financial Aid
  A New Formula for Cohort Default Rates
  What aid administrators need to know.
  Haley Chitty
• Viewpoint
  University Taglines and the "Polonius Syndrome"
  Lessons from Hamlet.
  Dale Hartley
• Human Resources
  Mediating Employee Disputes
  When to intervene and how best to help employees work through issues.
  Carol Patton
• Money Matters
  What Admissions Officers Need to Know About Financial Aid
  Key questions and answers on the aid application process and packages offered.
  Kathy Kurz

In Every Issue

• Editor's Note
  Help Us Spread The Word
  Tim Goral
• What's New
  Looking for higher education technology products and services? Start here.
  Michele Herrmann
• End Note
  Cracking the College Admission Curtain
  Application essay need not have been promoted.
  William H. Caskey

ONLINE ONLY

• Why Tuition Freeze Is Worth the Risk
  Challenging long accepted models of how higher ed institutions should do business.
  Paul J. LeBlanc
• Concerning Value: A Small College Liberal Arts Education
  Asking what's the appropriate level for this investment.
  By Joseph R. Urgo
• Tapping the Potential of Rainwater
  Innovative methods for using a natural resource.
  Jay Womack

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