February 2011

Blackboard mobile app designed for potential iPad competitor

February 23, 2011February 21, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Blackboard Inc.’s Mobile Central application, released this month on more than 100 college campuses, will be usable on Hewlett Packard’s TouchPad, an eReader device that could gain traction…

News

A University of Virginia student has a bright idea: ‘Flash seminars’

February 21, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

Once or twice a week, students at the state's flagship public university collect in some idle classroom or lounge for a "flash seminar," an ad hoc performance of…

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Racial flaps dog ‘Bama despite progress

February 21, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

Months after the University of Alabama dedicated a plaza and clock tower to its earliest black students, the school has been swamped with unwelcome attention over the past…

Campus Leadership

Mexico state congress asks ban of video game

February 21, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

A shoot-em-up video game set in the border town of Ciudad Juarez has angered local officials who are busy fighting all-too-real violence, reports the Washington Post.

Campus Leadership

University of Iowa may fire prof over eMails

February 22, 2011February 18, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

The University of Iowa has started proceedings that could lead to the firing of a radiology professor who sent dozens of "prejudiced, insulting, and inflammatory" eMails to colleagues…

Campus Leadership

House Republicans seek to block FCC internet rules

February 18, 2011 by Denny Carter

House Republicans are seeking to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from enforcing new rules that prohibit broadband providers from interfering with internet traffic on their networks.

Campus Leadership

Tech tool could take the guessing out of college fundraising

February 21, 2011February 17, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

College and university fundraising officials might not have to wonder how alums feel about their alma mater thanks to a computer program that can tell just how much…

Campus Leadership

For-profit college recruiters taught to use ‘pain,’ ‘fear,’ documents show

February 17, 2011 by Denny Carter

Newly-released internal training documents from several for-profit colleges illustrate a culture that encourages recruiters to increase enrollment by focusing on emotions such as "pain" and "fear" to attract…

Blackboard mobile app designed for potential iPad competitor

A University of Virginia student has a bright idea: ‘Flash seminars’

Racial flaps dog ‘Bama despite progress

Mexico state congress asks ban of video game

University of Iowa may fire prof over eMails

House Republicans seek to block FCC internet rules

Tech tool could take the guessing out of college fundraising

For-profit college recruiters taught to use ‘pain,’ ‘fear,’ documents show

Gale Digital Scholar Lab Expands to Help Students Present and Share Digital Humanities Research

APM Steam Offers Unparalleled Heat Exchanger Assessment and Testing Services for Colleges and Universities

College of Charleston Launches Two New Schools

Cyber Attacks on Colleges and Universities: How Businesses Help Safeguard Higher Education from Cyber Threats

Laramie County Community College to Unveil New SmartCIM 4.0 from Intelitek

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