Continuing & Professional Education at UMass Amherst

05/09/2018

Quote of the day:
"There are three things in the world that deserve no mercy, hypocrisy, fraud, and tyranny."--Frederick William Robertson

05/08/2018

Quote of the day:
"Perseverance, secret of all triumphs."-- Victor Hugo

05/07/2018

The future of higher ed is digital. And physical.

The future of higher ed is digital. And physical.

Colleges and universities must build new models to keep up with the needs of digital natives.

05/07/2018

Quote of the day:
"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do."-- Pele

05/04/2018

The 5 Tips for Student Success That a Longtime Instructor Swears By

The 5 Tips for Student Success That a Longtime Instructor Swears By

A community-college administrator shares his approach, which he credits with increasing the number of graduates by 67 percent.

05/04/2018

State aims to translate military training to academic credit

State aims to translate military training to academic credit

Rhode Island is looking to help more veterans get through degree and certificate programs quicker by translating their military training and work experience into academic credit.

05/04/2018

Quote of the day:
"Keep true. Never be ashamed of doing right. Decide what you think is right and stick to it."--George Eliot (aka Mary Anne Evans)

05/03/2018

Cap & gown price tags pose yet another hurdle for low-income students

Cap & gown price tags pose yet another hurdle for low-income students

Commencement ceremonies require a pomp and circumstance that some students can't afford.

05/03/2018

Quote of the day:
"Power is actualized only when word and deed have not parted company."--Hannah Arendt

05/03/2018

When a Nudge Feels Like a Shove - EdSurge News

When a Nudge Feels Like a Shove - EdSurge News

These days more and more colleges are setting up systems that automatically email students when an algorithm determines they are academically at risk. ...

05/02/2018

Why STEM majors need the humanities, and vice versa

Why STEM majors need the humanities, and vice versa

Despite debates about the comparative value of the liberal arts and STEM, the two are more compatible than you may think, argues one natural philosophy and physics professor.

05/02/2018

Quote of the day:
"The discipline of desire is the background of character."-- John Locke

05/01/2018

7 habits of the most productive people

7 habits of the most productive people

You don't have to be superhuman to be a super-productive professional.

04/30/2018

3 challenges colleges face to prepare grads for the future of work

3 challenges colleges face to prepare grads for the future of work

Provosts, faculty, and employers gathered to discuss the future of work. They identified three changes colleges will need to make to ensure their students are prepared.

04/30/2018

Quote of the day:
“Integrity is not something you show others. It is how you behave behind their back.” Anonymous

04/27/2018

4 exercises to get fresh ideas when you're stumped

4 exercises to get fresh ideas when you're stumped

When you're stuck on a problem, it's time to switch your brain into a different mode of thinking.

04/27/2018

Quote of the day:
"Today's Constitution is a realistic document of freedom only because of several corrective amendments. Those amendments speak to a sense of decency and fairness that I and other Blacks cherish."--Thurgood Marshall

04/26/2018

The Dean's Office banned after-hours email. Here's what happened next.

The Dean's Office banned after-hours email. Here's what happened next.

Late-night emails disrupt work-life balance and burn out employees. So two campus leaders set a 6:00 pm email curfew.

04/26/2018

Quote of the day:
"If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought."-- Peace Pilgrim

04/25/2018

Quote of the day:
"We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort."-- Jesse Owens

04/24/2018

How to build a workplace culture like Amazon's

How to build a workplace culture like Amazon's

People scramble for the opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation, but not for the reasons you might think.

03/16/2018

UMass Amherst Isenberg School of Management Online MBA Ranked 1st in the United States by the Financial Times for Second Straight Year

Go UMass!

Program Also Maintains Top 3 Worldwide Ranking March 5, 2018 Contact: Chris Pilsner 413/545-5603 AMHERST, Mass. – The Online MBA offered by the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has been ranked first in the United States, and third in the world, by the Financ...

03/15/2018

CPE Announces 2018 Class of the Alpha Sigma Lambda (ASL) Honor Society

Congratulations to the students inducted into Alpha Sigma Lambda (ASL) Honor Society Beta Alpha Chapter which celebrates the scholarship and leadership of adult students in higher education. The following students were in the top 20% of the eligible students with GPAs ranging from 3.967 to 4.0. Students received ASL honor cords.

Class of 2018:
Nancy Buddington (Food and Farming)
Mary-Jeanne Gosselin (UWW)
Jean Brisson (UWW)
Frances Idlebrook (UWW)
Mona Summers (UWW)
Mark Hutchins (UWW)
Danielle Goewey (UWW)
Rachel Sult (UWW)
Bryan McMaster (UWW)
Leiah Dezotell (UWW)
Tanisha Menezes (UWW)
Judith Rothman (UWW)
Renee Savitz (UWW)
Avery Chase (UWW)
Jodi Nuss (UWW)
Marlene Devine (UWW)
Susan Hastert (UWW)
Timothy Molinari (BBA)
Kaela Dunn (BBA)
Hannah Pease (NURSING)
Tali Branco (NURSING)
Kieran Carr (UWW)
Paul Burns-Johnson (UWW)
Sarah Flaherty (UWW)
Kelli Heon (UWW)
Torey LeBlanc (UWW)
Christine Kozol (UWW)
Mary Clare Bissell (UWW)
Karen Langfield (UWW)
Jaimie Belanger (NURSING)
Joan Lockerby (UWW)
Allison Sheff (UWW)

03/06/2018

Quote of the day:
"Honor your commitments with integrity."-- Les Brown

03/05/2018

We tried 5 meeting hacks. Here's what worked.

We tried 5 meeting hacks. Here's what worked.

Unnecessary and unproductive meetings are not only a waste of time—they're a waste of your organization's money.

03/05/2018

New App Aids Nontraditional and Transfer Students

New App Aids Nontraditional and Transfer Students

Leveraging the power of innovative technology, The Common Application has created a new transfer application experience for students who may be returning to school through nontraditional pipelines.

03/05/2018

Quote of the day:
"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."

03/02/2018

Quote of the day:
"Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish."--John Quincy Adams

03/01/2018

New research offers hope to first-generation college grads - The Hechinger Report

New research offers hope to first-generation college grads - The Hechinger Report

Economists have been finding that it’s getting harder to move up in America. Kids who come from poor families are more likely to remain poor as adults than in the past. But data released from the statistics division of the U.S. Department of Education earlier this month points out that a college e...

03/01/2018

Quote of the day:
"... leadership and learning are indispensable to each other."--John F. Kennedy

02/28/2018

Quote of the day:
"In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity."--Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

02/27/2018

Quote of the day:
No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.-- Amelia Earhart

02/26/2018

Quote of the day:
Since we desire the true happiness that is brought about by a calm mind, and such peace of mind arises only from having a compassionate attitude, we need to make a concerted effort to develop compassion.--Dalai Lama

02/23/2018

The 3 things all workers—even millennials—want from work

The 3 things all workers—even millennials—want from work

Employees—regardless of age or position—are motivated by the same core values at work, according to a workforce survey from Facebook.

02/23/2018

Quote of day:
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."-- Margaret Mead

02/22/2018

Quote of the day:
When words are both true and kind, they can change the world.-- Buddha