For-profit college company denies US recruitment lawsuit
A large for-profit education company has asked a judge to throw out a Department of Justice lawsuit that claims it used improper sales tactics to lure unqualified students…
Month: October 2011
New web interface could become the future of online instruction
Indiana’s Harrison College wants to lead the way in online education with a new web interface developed by the school. The interface, which took a little over a…
India announces $35 tablet computer for rural poor
Following through on a promise made last year, India introduced an inexpensive tablet computer on Oct. 5, saying the device would deliver modern technology to the countryside to…
eCampus News – September 2011
In this issue: • New search rules have huge implications for students• Smart phones driving growth in lecture-capture use • Ed tech helps schools comply with disability laws•…
President of Adams State College declines a raise
The president of Adams State College is deferring his own 11 percent raise until his employees can have salary increases too, according to a report by the Alamosa…
College flash mobs become pep rallies made for YouTube
Three steps to starting college: Meet roommate. Unpack in dorm room. Then, sometime during orientation, hear music, see a student start dancing, watch as more dancers join in,…
OCR launches investigation after Columbia student was allegedly ‘steered away’ from Arab politics class
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating a complaint accusing Columbia of discriminating against a Jewish student, a DOE spokesperson confirmed Tuesday, the Columbia…
Universities in Scotland to charge other Britons
When Britain decided last December to impose a steep increase in university tuition, Scotland, proud and independent as usual, flatly rejected the idea. Instead, it held firm to…
Study: Facebook can help identify problem drinkers in college
College students who post references to getting drunk, blacking out, or other aspects of dangerous drinking on Facebook are more likely to have clinically-significant alcohol problems than students…
College students taking their smart phones, tablets, to charging stations
Students at four universities can avoid a modern-day campus nightmare: The last of your smart phone’s battery power runs out on the way to the lecture hall.