Accreditation Is in the Air (And We Will Be Too!)
This week, EduCred Services is heading to Washington D.C., and we are proud to be attending as the Diamond Sponsor of the Centennial Gala and 100th Annual Conference. The institutions we have had the opportunity to work with over the years, many of them members of the DEAC community, have shaped how we think about this work. They've trusted us with their most complicated challenges, let us into their processes, and pushed us to be better consultants.
Rubrics That Stick the Landing: Lessons from Olympic Scoring
When the inevitable challenge arrives, the meticulous, defensible standards embedded in your rubrics will be the most effective advocates for student achievement, faculty equity, and the integrity of your degrees. A well-designed rubric provides the most effective mechanism for achieving transparency, protecting instructional consistency, and affirming academic standards. Let's break down what that looks like, Olympic style.
Broken Brackets: Lessons for Higher Education Leaders
As silly as it may sound, March Madness teaches a valuable lesson. You can rely on statistics, but if they are analyzed without looking at the whole picture, there is a risk of missing and planning for anomalies. Higher education operates with a mindset that postsecondary goals and achievements are primarily for students who can afford it.
Beyond the Bench: The Legacy of a Balanced Life
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s legacy transcends her defining legal decisions; its true weight is in the reminder that people, with their hopes, dreams, and opinions, are the heart of the law. She believed in a world where the law provided equal opportunity for all and knew that ambition without humanity leads to a fundamental imbalance in society.
20 Motivational Quotes for a Productive Spring
Whether we’re talking yardwork, spring cleaning, or finally tackling that one project forever lingering on the to-do list, we can all use a little motivation. To that end, we thought we’d share a sampling of some of our favorite productivity quotes. This list offers a little bit of everything –after all, you never know how inspiration will strike!