Special Reports
How to survive the eDiscovery process
You just learned your college is being sued for discrimination by a student who claims he was treated unfairly by one of his professors. The student’s legal team is requesting…
Colleges get a lesson in disaster recovery
Hurricane Sandy was a powerful reminder of the need for smart disaster planning; here’s what campus leaders should know.…
Technology helps schools meet strategic goals
For campus leaders, thinking strategically involves asking questions like: How can we build the brand of the university? How can we bring in research dollars, woo donors, and attract more…
How ‘collaborative learning’ is transforming higher education
At Duke University, business school students use a state-of-the-art “virtual lecture hall” to have conversations with CEOs and fellow students from around the world. At Harvard, physics students learn from…
Special report: Smarter education
For years, marketers have used sophisticated software to track consumers’ buying habits and web browsing activity, then crunch this information and—based on the data—make a series of intelligent predictions that…
eCN Special Report: Next-Generation Network Security
In the Middle Ages, city planners and feudal land owners relied on a multilayered approach to keep marauders at bay: Those laying siege to a castle, for instance, first had…
Advanced analytics: Helping educators approach the ideal
In the business sector, companies have been using predictive analysis for years to improve performance, predict stocks, or take action and change direction when troubling trends appear. They gather data…
Cloud Computing: The Economic Imperative
In the same way a utility company delivers electricity, natural gas, or water--you sign up, then don't have to think about it any more--cloud computing delivers IT services to the…