June 15, 2008

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Providing Adequate Student Health Insurance - An Interview with Dana Mills
The United States Government Accountability Office recently released its first report on student health coverage. What are its most significant findings?

News Capsules
Dr. Brenda K. Harms, a consultant with Stamats, Inc., a higher education consulting firm based in Iowa, wrote a white paper titled “Serving Adult Students: What really matters? The ‘Must Do’ List for Colleges and Universities” that we found very interesting. In these days of limited budgets and sparse human capital, she writes, the “must dos” that institutions should address to successfully recruit and retain adult learners may be surprising.

Serving Returning Veterans
By W. Scott Lewis
Higher education is set to experience a familiar phenomenon—the return of troops from war. As we have seen in the past, this group will primarily consist of 19- to 30-year-old men who have seen and experienced things that traditional college students have not. But this time, there are some significant differences that cannot be ignored.

Working Effectively with Parents
Q. I just left a staff meeting where everyone seemed to be frustrated about the time and energy it takes to deal with demanding parents who just can’t seem to let their children learn and grow and take responsibility for their own decisions. Any suggestions on what we should do?