March 2011

Feds take more steps to boost U.S. college graduation rate

March 23, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

Vice President Joe Biden on March 22 unveiled an administration plan to involve governors directly in efforts to boost college graduation rates, while providing millions in financial incentives…

IT Leadership

Experts: Accusations could make students wary of for-profit colleges

March 24, 2011March 22, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Members of Congress likely won’t be swayed by the latest round of damaging personal accounts from former Kaplan University students released last week, but prospective students might exercise…

IT Leadership

Amazon shuts down eBook loans via Lendle

March 22, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

Since Amazon gave Kindle users the ability to loan their eBooks in December, we've seen a number of startups launch in the eBook lending space, creating networks to…

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On college campuses, a gender gap in student government

March 22, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

More than half of George Washington University’s 10,000 undergraduates are women. But the latest candidates for student body president were Kwasi, Joshua, Chris, Phil, Jason, Caleb and John.…

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For law students with everything, dog therapy for stress

March 22, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

Yale Law School, renowned for competitiveness and its Supreme Court justices, is embarking on a pilot program next week in which students can check out a “therapy dog”…

IT Leadership

New software connects interactive displays online

March 23, 2011March 22, 2011 by By Jennifer Nastu, Contributing Editor

Researchers at Purdue University and the University of Manitoba in Canada have developed an open software program that allows users to connect interactive tabletop displays over the internet,…

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SAT’s reality TV essay stumps some

March 21, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

Every year, the SAT reduces more than a few teenage test-takers to tears. But few questions on the so-called Big Test appear to have provoked more anxious chatter--at…

Campus Leadership

Loan study on students goes beyond default rates

March 21, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

According to the New York Times, for each student who defaults on a loan, at least two more fall behind in payments on their student debt, a new…

IT Leadership

Bringing your new iPad 2 to work

March 21, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

As most companies have looked to cut costs any way they could, the result has been a workforce equipped with underpowered devices, plastic enclosures and an outdated mobile…

Around the Web

US student quits over ‘appalling’ Japan rant

March 21, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

A US student whose "appalling" anti-Asian and anti-Japanese rant went viral on YouTube announced she was quitting college, after receiving death threats, reports the AFP.

Feds take more steps to boost U.S. college graduation rate

Experts: Accusations could make students wary of for-profit colleges

Amazon shuts down eBook loans via Lendle

On college campuses, a gender gap in student government

For law students with everything, dog therapy for stress

New software connects interactive displays online

SAT’s reality TV essay stumps some

Loan study on students goes beyond default rates

Bringing your new iPad 2 to work

US student quits over ‘appalling’ Japan rant

Chief Releases Fit Mobile Cart for Interactive Displays

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

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