November 2011

Study: Nearly 80 percent of college students can’t figure out QR codes

November 30, 2011 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

According to a recent study conducted by youth marketing company Archrival, the majority of college students with smartphones have no idea how to scan a QR (Quick-Response) code,…

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Preventing Adderall abuse in colleges

November 30, 2011 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

As a college student, there was a small container that I held sacred: my medications. I was diagnosed with ADHD my sophomore year and immediately put on Adderall.…

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Endowing scholarships, attaching strings

November 30, 2011 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

Georgetown has a scholarship with your name on it...if your name is Murphy, the Washington Post reports.

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Yale offering course on New York City nightlife

November 30, 2011 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

Move over Stefon. There's a new breed of nightlife gurus with intel on the hottest nightclubs, and they've got Ivy League degrees, the Huffington Post reports.

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College students go without textbooks as prices rise

December 1, 2011November 30, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Six in 10 students at the University of California, Riverside said they forgo purchasing recommended class supplies – including textbooks – because they’re strapped for cash.

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University gives students space to work ‘remotely’

November 29, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

While Elsa Nuñez knows American businesses will continue to outsource jobs, she doesn't see why those jobs necessarily have to go overseas.

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Malloy: Education effectiveness data lacking in higher ed

November 29, 2011 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

As next year’s education-focused legislative session approaches, the state will have to address a lack of adequate data about how well higher education teaching programs are working, Gov.…

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EU data protection reform to replace national laws

November 29, 2011 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

The European Union wants to replace a mishmash of national laws on data protection with one bloc-wide reform, updating laws put in place long before Facebook and other…

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Lessons from Syracuse, Penn State and Duke on responding to scandal

November 29, 2011 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

Ten days ago, Syracuse University put associate head basketball coach Bernie Fine on administrative leave amid accusations that Fine had sexually molested two boys, the Washington Post reports.

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The other student loan problem: Too little debt

November 29, 2011 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

Jesse Yeh uses the University of California-Berkeley library instead of buying textbooks. He scrounges for free food at campus events and occasionally skips meals. He's stopped exercising and…

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