June 2011

Students with later classes sleep more, but also get drunk more and get worse grades

June 16, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

Filling next year's schedule with classes that start at 2pm? According to a recent study, students who have later classes sleep longer than their counterparts that don't, but…

Graph: Surging college costs price out middle class

June 16, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

What do you get when college costs skyrocket but incomes barely budge? Yet another blow to the middle class, CNN reports.

Campus Leadership

The Department of Education, Yale, and the new threat to free speech on campus

June 16, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

Yale University's decision last month to punish a fraternity that made pledges chant offensive slogans was heralded by some as a blow against sexual harassment in the college…

IT Leadership

Higher ed “Coalition for Excellence” formed in Texas

June 16, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

A powerful group of individuals--including former regents, former university system chancellors and former university presidents--from around Texas have joined together to address the state's ongoing higher education controversy,…

Campus Leadership

Colleges add net price calculators to school prospective students on degree costs

June 17, 2011June 16, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

Prospective students and their parents will soon have a more customized way of estimating and comparing college costs.

Campus Leadership

37 percent of state graduates college-ready, data shows

June 15, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

Heightening concerns about the value of many of its high school diplomas, the New York State Education Department released new data on Tuesday showing that only 37 percent…

News

Learning disabilities can offer college admission edge

June 15, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

Can having a learning disability be an advantage when applying to college? Asks U.S. News & World Report.

Around the Web

Chancellor leaving troubled Wisconsin for the presidency of Amherst College

June 15, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

Carolyn A. Martin, the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a flagship public research university with 42,000 students, is resigning to become president of Amherst College, a prestigious…

Around the Web

Debating college size: What makes the best fit?

June 15, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

Every year high school students weigh the pros and cons of attending a large state university versus a small, intimate college experience, the Huffington Post reports.

Around the Web

20 most Googled colleges and universities

June 15, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

Using Google’s traffic estimator, these are the 20 schools that are estimated to gain the most traffic from around the globe, CampusSplash reports.

Students with later classes sleep more, but also get drunk more and get worse grades

Graph: Surging college costs price out middle class

The Department of Education, Yale, and the new threat to free speech on campus

Higher ed “Coalition for Excellence” formed in Texas

Colleges add net price calculators to school prospective students on degree costs

37 percent of state graduates college-ready, data shows

Learning disabilities can offer college admission edge

Chancellor leaving troubled Wisconsin for the presidency of Amherst College

Debating college size: What makes the best fit?

20 most Googled colleges and universities

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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