December 2011

Cornell wins $100 million bid to build campus on Roosevelt Island

December 20, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

Mayor Michael Bloomberg will announce Monday Cornell University the winner of a $100 million competition to build a state-of-the art engineering and applied science graduate school on Roosevelt…

Pell Grants see significant changes in $1 trillion spending bill

December 20, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

Congress has passed a $1 trillion omnibus spending measure that includes significant changes to the federal Pell Grant program. What’s more, an Obama administration proposal to create a…

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AT&T drops $39B bid to buy T-Mobile; ‘duopoly’ averted

December 20, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

AT&T Inc. is hanging up on its $39 billion bid to buy smaller wireless provider T-Mobile USA, nearly four months after the U.S. government voiced concerns that it…

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All-nighters, reading from a computer screen bad for student health—and GPAs

December 19, 2011 by By Rachel Karitis, Contributor

It’s 3 a.m. on a Monday at the University of Maryland’s McKeldin Library. The second floor is still full of students furiously typing on 15-inch Macbooks, cranking out…

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MIT to offer labs, certificates to virtual students

December 19, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is developing technology that will allow students taking courses online to use simulated labs, interact with professors and other students, and earn certificates,…

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Like Ivies, Berkeley adds aid to draw middle-class students

December 19, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

The University of California, Berkeley, announced Wednesday that it would offer far more financial aid to middle-class students starting next fall, with families earning up to $140,000 a…

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The 7 largest online universities

December 19, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

Interested in going to college online? U.S. News has tabulated the online universities with the largest student bodies.

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Fraternity says UVM’s rape survey was not sanctioned

December 19, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

A national fraternity says there's no indication that a Vermont chapter sanctioned a survey that allegedly asked members who they would like to rape, the Associated Press reports.

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The 10 biggest higher-ed tech stories of 2011

December 23, 2011December 19, 2011 by From staff reports

New rules crack down on student recruitment by for-profit colleges … LMS powerhouse Blackboard Inc. expresses support for common technology standards … Federal officials dole out $500 million…

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Pell grants saved-kind of

December 16, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

With the maximum allocation for Pell Grants preserved in the latest round of the budget showdown--despite much political football and an earlier House appropriations bill that threatened to…

Cornell wins $100 million bid to build campus on Roosevelt Island

Pell Grants see significant changes in $1 trillion spending bill

AT&T drops $39B bid to buy T-Mobile; ‘duopoly’ averted

All-nighters, reading from a computer screen bad for student health—and GPAs

MIT to offer labs, certificates to virtual students

Like Ivies, Berkeley adds aid to draw middle-class students

The 7 largest online universities

Fraternity says UVM’s rape survey was not sanctioned

The 10 biggest higher-ed tech stories of 2011

Pell grants saved-kind of

Chief Releases Fit Mobile Cart for Interactive Displays

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

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