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MU business school looks to adapt as MBA enrollments decline nationwide

The number of students applying for Master of Business Administration programs is dropping at universities nationwide. MU is no exception. In one year, the number of applications to all U.S. graduate ... read more

Shrinking pool of high school grads causes local colleges to adapt

While many colleges and universities are experiencing falling enrollment as the pool of high school graduates shrinks nationwide, some local institutions ... said trends are prompting MU to look ... read more

Guest Post by Scott Sprenger: In the Humanities, How Should We Define ‘Decline’

Colleagues nationwide were stunned to ... I suspect that our rhetoric of crisis and decline does not help our cause with the public and is probably serving some unknown purpose. In any case, it makes ... read more

Keep your parents out of your marriage

They created you, they love you, and they raised you, but if there's one place your parents don't belong, it's in the middle of your marriage. It's one thing to learn from the successes and failures ... read more

Bridgepoint Education: Yes, All Those Risks Are Priced In

Bridgepoint has to adapt, and likely will - at multi ... (This can be seen in 2015 guidance for lower enrollment but flat earnings.) Meanwhile, the re-naming of its MBA program as the Forbes School of ... read more

Five elementary schools to get energy-efficient heating and cooling systems

Christine Nevin, director, business and media relations at ConEdison Solutions, said discussions about the project began in March 2006, and that this technology has not been used in Columbia Public ... read more

The message of the Advocate-Blue Cross deal: Get big or go home

The region has been slower to adapt than other health systems nationwide, experts say ... with the Land of Lincoln plan as of August, and business might not improve. The startup is capping enrollment ... read more

Education for Profit

"Their business degree," Henry M. Levin, a professor at Columbia University's Teachers College, told The New York Times last year, "is an MBA ... enrollment, since students who come into the ... read more

Obama has better leadership skills, survey shows

Jerry Newman, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the UB School of Management, conducted a nationwide survey of 250 professors ... the same LeaderCORE lens that we use to assess our MBA ... read more

New York governor signs BSN in 10 into law for nurses

As more hospitals look to hire BSN-prepared RNs, and as legislation requires BSN or higher, you may want to consider going back to school. Increasing your education always will give you more options. ... read more

As states try to crack down on non-medical exemptions to school vaccine mandates, antivaccinationists lose it (yellow Star of David edition)

Does Barajas realize how utterly ridiculous she looks? Does she realize how deeply offensive it is to compare her not being able to send her kids to school without getting them vaccinated with the ... read more

Is efficiency worth the extra cost?

You’re going to make up the difference pretty quickly.” A STARRING ROLE One easy way for consumers to find energy-efficient appliances is to look for the Energy Star symbol, a label that signifies the ... read more