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Legislation says universities can’t monitor social media accounts
Protecting the social media privacy of college students and university employees once again proved to be a a bipartisan issue May 16, as the North Carolina House passed…
Community college to offer textbook-free degree
In what is seen as the next major innovation in cutting college costs, Virginia’s Tidewater Community College will offer a textbook-free degree program in the fall that could…
Georgia Tech to offer MOOC master’s degree on the cheap
Georgia Tech will offer an online master’s degree in computer science for about one-sixth the cost of a traditional master’s degree through a partnership with AT&T and Udacity,…
How universities can leverage learning analytics
Higher education is a big business, and colleges and universities need reliable data to inform decisions that impact thousands of students and faculty each day. Learning analytics tools…
A Professor Walks Into a MOOC…
Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, are garnering lots of attention these days. Some see large-scale, web-based classes as the new frontier for colleges and universities, a great…
Bill would allow parents to save $10,000 a year for college
Two Michigan congressmen are proposing legislation that would allow families to save even more for their children’s college costs, the Detroit Free Press reports. …
Job advice for college grads: It’s about science, tech and volunteering
No one organization, government agency, non-profit or institution can “fix” the unemployment crisis, Forbes reports.…
Borrowers of color need more options to reduce their student-loan debt
It seems as though everyone from homeowners to state and local governments are refinancing their debt. Refinancing allows the borrower to replace his or her existing debt with…
Does the title ‘university’ need more protection?
While on the surface this may seem to have little to do with higher education, if you dig a little deeper you'll see that the word 'university' appears…