August 2011

Students stage ‘textbook rebellion’ at University of Maryland

September 5, 2011August 31, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

College students are going without required textbooks, doing their best to eke through the semester without shelling out hundreds in their campus bookstores. With inexpensive alternatives sparse, a…

Imagine a $500,000 Gates Foundation grant to Harvard

August 31, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

Why would the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world’s richest foundation, hand over a $500,000 grant to Harvard, the world’s wealthiest university? Asks the Washington Post.

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Three-fifths of colleges get C or worse in general education

August 31, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

An analysis of core education requirements at 1,007 colleges found that three-fifths of those schools require three or fewer of seven basic subjects, such as science, math and…

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Public high school grads struggle at college

August 31, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

New data show GPAs decline markedly, raising questions about whether students are prepared for demands of higher education, the Chicago Tribune reports.

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Student’s suit says Webster U. dumped him for lacking empathy

August 31, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

A former Webster University student who was studying to be a family counselor says in a lawsuit that he was dismissed from a master's degree program after it…

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Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi join forces in displays

August 31, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

The display businesses of three major Japanese electronics makers are joining forces to become more competitive in small and medium-sized panels—a sector that's expected to grow because of…

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Dangerous Colorado State University megaparty fueled by social media

September 5, 2011August 31, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

An apartment complex near Colorado State University that used Facebook to advertise "the biggest pool party of the year'" got more than it bargained for–at least 2,000 people,…

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Model online school gets big gift from Gates Foundation

September 5, 2011August 30, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

An expanding online university that allows students to move through coursework based on competency, not just class credits, received a $4.5 million grant that will be used to…

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Ex-Apple exec wants to make textbooks like computers

August 30, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

Inkling, a digital textbook company started by ex-Apple education exec Matt MacInnis, wants to make textbooks more like computers, reports the Huffington Post.

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Teaching aids research skills of grad students, study says

August 30, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

Graduate students in the “hard” sciences who teach in addition to engaging in research greatly improve their research skills compared with graduate students who undertook research alone, according…

Students stage ‘textbook rebellion’ at University of Maryland

Imagine a $500,000 Gates Foundation grant to Harvard

Three-fifths of colleges get C or worse in general education

Public high school grads struggle at college

Student’s suit says Webster U. dumped him for lacking empathy

Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi join forces in displays

Model online school gets big gift from Gates Foundation

Ex-Apple exec wants to make textbooks like computers

Teaching aids research skills of grad students, study says

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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