Viral video spreads Occupy message beyond college campuses
Chris Wong saw it unfold just hours before millions saw it on the internet: A police officer dousing students with pepper spray, a scene recorded with smart phones…
Month: November 2011
Steep education cuts loom as debt-panel deadline approaches
Federal education spending could be slashed up to 8 percent in 2013 if lawmakers can’t agree on debt-reducing measures soon, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional…
Site will calculate tuition, fees for ND colleges
The state Board of Higher Education began its show-and-tell on student fees Thursday by demonstrating a website that outlines tuition and other costs for certain high-cost college programs…
Who was the ‘best’ education president?
George W. Bush wanted to be known as “the education president,” and so did his father, George H.W. Bush, the Washington Post reports. Jimmy Carter established the Department…
Low job placement rates puts for-profits at risk
New figures show two California campuses owned by for-profit education firm Career Education Corp. appear to have placed fewer than 65 percent of graduates in jobs – the…
Good news at last for college graduates: an improved job outlook
Hiring for college grads is poised to improve during the current academic year – a welcome piece of positive news for young Americans who have been among those…
What to make of Facebook’s oversharing?
Facebook’s penchant for sharing everything you read via its Open Graph news apps caused quite a weekend stir. However, I wonder how far this flap goes beyond tech…
How many people does it take to run a college’s Facebook page?
Most college campuses don’t have one staff member toiling away on the social web, answering students’ burning questions and updating the school’s Facebook page. Some institutions have an…
University of Missouri to limit lecture recording
From videotaped lectures to podcasts, universities are rushing to embrace the digital revolution. Yet even as some schools invite the public to view course material online, they're starting…
5 ways higher education is leveraging mobile tech
Mobile technology is on the minds of higher education professionals more than ever before. At the recent HighEdWeb conference in Austin, the itinerary included several ways schools can…