higher education

Overseas Chinese Students at U.S. Universities – a Geopolitical Perspective

September 16, 2022 / Comments Off on Overseas Chinese Students at U.S. Universities – a Geopolitical Perspective

What are some major points to consider, or questions that we should be asking to gauge how well we as universities and institutions here in the United States work with Chinese students? Such is the primary focus of Dr. Benajmin B. Olshin in the following video. Dr. Olshin is a consultant and former professor of […]

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How Has COVID-19 Impacted the International Student Experience

September 24, 2021 / Comments Off on How Has COVID-19 Impacted the International Student Experience

Higher education is a critical contributor to the US economy and culture, attracting billions of international talents every year. The market size of higher education in the US is roughly $580 billion and 2.6% of US GDP. International students are 4% of the total student population, yet they bring in $41 billion to the economy, […]

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Future Cities Need Forward-Looking Universities

August 20, 2021 / Comments Off on Future Cities Need Forward-Looking Universities

The late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan of New York is purported to have said that the way to build a great city is simple: “Create a great university and wait 200 years.”  There is no doubt a profound truth in this statement.  All great cities contain at least one great university.  And all great universities […]

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The Important Contributions of the Member Institutions of the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities

April 28, 2021 / Comments Off on The Important Contributions of the Member Institutions of the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities

ESI was hired to express the impact of the seven member institutions of the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities (NJASCU) on the New Jersey state economy. Together, these member institutions are responsible for a significant amount of economic output, supporting thousands of jobs in the state and generating millions of dollars each […]

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The Importance of Experiential Learning & Student Engagement

January 22, 2021 / Comments Off on The Importance of Experiential Learning & Student Engagement

As we look hopefully and optimistically into the New Year, many of us in higher education continue to struggle with student engagement in a virtual environment. Students have grappled with unforeseen challenges that educators have been ill equipped or ill prepared to deal with. “Professor, I don’t have my camera on because I’m still wiping […]

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Higher Education Diversity & Affordability–A Follow Up

January 8, 2021 / Comments Off on Higher Education Diversity & Affordability–A Follow Up

Earlier this year, we created the Higher Education Diversity Index Tool, which analyses a school’s average net price by the percentage of students who are white, non-hispanic. One follow-up question that arose after reviewing this small research project was: Affordability for whom? Using the same data, we decided to dive deeper into this exploration by […]

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