March 2011

The Final Four no college wants to make

April 1, 2011March 31, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

There’s a March Madness bracket out there that might cause nightmares for campus technologists everywhere. It ranks higher education’s worst security breaches, and a related report says things…

IT Leadership

Six reasons Google Books failed

April 1, 2011March 31, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

Judge Denny Chin’s opinion in rejecting the settlement between Google and the authors and publishers who sued it for infringement of their copyrights can be read as both…

Campus Leadership

Cheating on the hard work of school reform

March 31, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

Cheating in school became education topic number one this week, except this time it wasn't students cheating on tests--it was adults cheating for them, TIME reports.

IT Leadership

Hacktivist Android Trojan designed to fight app piracy

March 31, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

There's hacking, then there's hacktivism. There's malware, then there's Android Trojans like the latest "threat" discovered by Symantec. Android.Walkinwat is like the Batman of mobile malware--a rogue vigilante…

IT Leadership

Campus Network Security Made Easy

March 16, 2012March 30, 2011 by Jeff Festa

From granting access to staff and students using multiple devices, to making sure that all necessary applications receive permission to run on a network, college and university IT…

Campus Leadership

Group seeks labor eMails by Michigan professors

March 30, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

A conservative research group in Michigan has issued a far-reaching public records request to the labor studies departments at three public universities in the state, seeking any eMails…

News

10 college admissions trends

March 30, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

The toughest college admissions year on record is reaching its apex this week as nervous seniors obsessively check their email or a website to discover their fates, reports…

IT Leadership

Virginia Tech fined $55K for response to shootings

March 30, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

Virginia Tech will have to pay the maximum $55,000 fine for violating federal law by waiting too long to notify students during the 2007 shooting rampage, the U.S.…

IT Leadership

Job searches require phone lessons for text-happy students

March 30, 2011March 29, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

With piles of resumes and cover letters waiting to be sifted through, employers more and more weed out applicants with quick phone calls. That can mean trouble for…

The Final Four no college wants to make

Six reasons Google Books failed

Cheating on the hard work of school reform

Hacktivist Android Trojan designed to fight app piracy

Campus Network Security Made Easy

Group seeks labor eMails by Michigan professors

10 college admissions trends

Virginia Tech fined $55K for response to shootings

Job searches require phone lessons for text-happy students

Bridging the Skills Gap: How Universities Can Align Curricula With Workforce Needs

HEA Policy Shifts Update: How Are Educational Stakeholders Responding?

Nation’s Premier Collegiate Honor Society Inducts Talethia Jean Nevaeh Gray-Nance Into Membership

How Does Higher Education Procurement Work?

Abbey Road Institute Opens State-of-the-Art Campus in Los Angeles

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