Tag: Higher Education

Colleges and universities everywhere are grappling with how to teach in fall of 2020. Courses are being offered in online, in-person, and hybrid formats, and many instructors find themselves having Read more

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is an updated version of an article that we first published in 2017. The author has updated it because it is especially relevant for the post-Covid-19 workforce. Today’s Read more

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is known around the world as a center of learning and knowledge creation. But what is less well-known is the central role the university has played in Read more

Adjunct professors often bring deep startup and investing experience. Integrating them more closely can improve teaching, research and connections to practice. EDITOR’S NOTE: Steve Blank, who has Read more

Rural communities can strengthen local entrepreneurship by connecting business leaders, service providers and economic development professionals around shared goals. In recent decades, the U.S. has Read more

A 30-minute entrepreneurship exercise shows students how connecting unrelated ideas can break creative blocks and generate promising concepts. This classroom exercise encourages students to practice Read more

Zachary Quinn and Brian Keller turned an entrepreneurship class assignment into a fast-growing brand built around purpose, social media and student ambassadors. Editor's Note: This article and Read more

EIX explores how scholars, entrepreneurs and universities can work together to produce research that addresses real business problems. Entrepreneurs often perceive a gap between research conducted in Read more

Researchers can produce more valuable insights by first understanding the real problems facing executives, entrepreneurs and business owners. Editor’s Note: Charles Dhanaraj is the Founding Read more

Entrepreneurial skills can benefit women whether or not they start companies. Two leading scholars explain why colleges must make programs more inclusive. Women have become a powerful part of the Read more