Dept. of Higher Education: Marijuana college must close
This from the Department of Higher Education--the pot college has to close, reports KMOV News.
Month: July 2011
Editorial: Dream of higher education slipping away
2011 marks my 50th year as an instructor at Los Angeles City College, which is not something of interest except to the perhaps 15,000 students who have passed…
Online course evaluations save universities cash
Students at a handful of Oregon campuses are evaluating their professors online using a system that helps colleges save on reams of paper and gives students an alternative…
Debt debate: Obama addresses concerns of college students in unannounced conference call
In the midst of tense negotiations to raise the debt ceiling, President Obama participated in a conference call with a group of college student body presidents from across…
Scott promotes controversial education reforms
Controversial changes that have rocked Texas higher education system may be coming to Florida, WCTV reports.
Colleges join plan for faster computer networks
A coalition of 28 American universities is throwing its weight behind a plan to build ultra-high-speed computer networks--with internet service several hundred times faster than what is now…
Smoke-free campus: Troy University bans all tobacco use, beginning 2012
Troy University students who smoke will have a year to figure out how to kick the habit. If not for good, then at least on campus, reports the…
Colorado State University’s equine reproduction lab destroyed in late-night fire
Colorado State University's Equine Reproduction Lab was caught in a devastating fire Monday night, causing $9-12 million in damages, Huffington Post.
Quick Response codes catching on in higher education
Wondering what those boxes with the pixelated black and white squares are? Campus technologists have wondered the same thing, and some of them have used the boxes –…
Students illegally in California to get increased access to higher education
Undocumented students’ access to higher education increased Monday as Gov. Jerry Brown signed part of the California DREAM Act into legislation, reports Imperial Valley Press.