In the News

The Future of the Faculty Office: Rethinking Traditional Spaces to Create a Student-Centered University, Steelcase Education, 2018
Dr. Persis C. Rickes is quoted in this thoughtful and insightful examination on how faculty offices are evolving.

“Designs on the Future,” Public Purpose, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Winter 2014
Dr. Persis C. Rickes adds her thoughts on how colleges and universities need to rethink instructional space on campus over the next 10 years.

A Century of Campus Planning Past, Present, and Future, Facilities Manager, July/August 2014
Facilities Manager magazine speaks to Dr. Persis C. Rickes on the accessibility of today’s higher education to the general public.

How Much Campus Do You Need, The Presidency, Summer 2013
A closer look by the American Council on Education to better understand how much campus is really needed for institutions to plan for the future.

“Helping Campuses Pave a Brighter Future,” Forbes Magazine, March 14, 2011
Rickes Associates is featured in the Boston Women in Business  section. The profile highlights the company’s success over the last 20 years and how founder Dr. Persis C. Rickes and Vice President Monica C. Meyerhoff, M.Ed. lead a world-class team of higher education experts.

To Monitor Office Behavior, Colleges Add Windows to Professors’ Doors, Chronicle of Higher Education, October 10, 2010
Dr. Persis C. Rickes comments on how faculty members will go to great lengths to preserve privacy.

Special Planning for Special Spaces by Ann Arbor, Society for College and University Planning, 1997
Dr. Persis C. Rickes was privileged to curate a selection of articles from SCUP’s journal, Planning for Higher Education, focusing on the variety of physical facilities present on a college or university campus.