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How smarter facilities enhance the student experience

University Business

From the comfort of residence halls to the adaptability of academic spaces, facilities play a central role in shaping student satisfaction and institutional resilience. To meet these challenges, universities are adopting smarter facility strategies that are backed by data, designed for flexibility and focused on long-term value.

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Academic Success Tip: Cross-Campus Collaboration and Language Exchange

Inside Higher Ed

Pepperdine students and facilities staff practice speaking Spanish and English together, building relationships and facilitating learning across departments. For college students learning a new language, it can feel difficult applying concepts in class to real-life situations, particularly listening or speaking.

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NYU agrees to improve student housing accessibility under ADA

Higher Ed Dive

An agreement with the Justice Department covers some 4,000 student housing units across more than 30 facilities the nonprofit university owns and leases.

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College Student Health Coverage Improves but Disparities Persist, GAO Finds

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report also revealed that while some colleges provide on-campus health services through student health centers, these facilities typically don't provide comprehensive care, highlighting the continued need for health insurance coverage.

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One Million Behind Bars Now Have Access to Academic Research Through JSTOR

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In a significant development for educational access in correctional facilities, the JSTOR Access in Prison (JAIP) program has reached a remarkable milestone, now serving over one million incarcerated learners across the United States. This achievement represents a doubling of the program's reach in just over a year.

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Howard University Makes History as First HBCU to Achieve Top Research Status

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Palmer, chair and professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the university. Department of Defense University Affiliated Research Centers (UARC) in the nation, focusing on tactical autonomy, human-machine teaming, and artificial intelligence through its Research Institute for Tactical Autonomy.

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Survey: Campus facilities' impact on student success

Inside Higher Ed

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