Colleges struggle with students’ data demand
University of Missouri students arrived on campus this fall with a slew of new electronic toys and immediately wrought havoc with the school's wireless network.
Month: September 2011
Why colleges need to better prepare IT grads
There are a few ubiquitous projects that most computer science students remember: Hello world, the Fibonacci recursion sequence and the reverse Polish notation calculator, for example, says Aaron…
Students start preparing for college in kindergarten
You. Will. Go. To. College. Got it, pre-kindergartener? That message is about to become part of your curriculum in New Haven—and part of classroom time every month, every…
Wrongly accused Duke lacrosse players ask for lawsuit against Durham to proceed
A group of former Duke University lacrosse players wrongly arrested on rape charges in 2006 has asked a federal appeals court to let their lawsuit against the City…
Fair Elections Ohio paid college students to gather petition signatures
In a small town it is easy to spot an "out-of-towner" very quickly; today was no exception. Even without the semi-matching shirts the young men from Cincinnati were…
Gallaudet University adjusts to a culture that includes more hearing students
The quiet campus of Gallaudet University in Northeast Washington was always a place where students could speak the unspoken language of deaf America and be understood, reports the…
White House makes grants to boost online learning
White House officials announced the first installation of a $2 billion grant program that could help community colleges better – and more quickly – ready students for openings…
EDUCAUSE 2011 urges attendees to explore and share experiences
EDUCAUSE 2011 takes place Oct. 18-21 in Philadelphia, and this year's conference will let higher education leaders network, focus, discover, and inspire.
Amazon’s tablet serious challenge to Apple’s iPad: analysts
Amazon.com Inc, which revolutionized reading with its Kindle eReader, is expected to unveil a tablet computer this week that analysts say will seriously challenge Apple's market dominating iPad,…
Samsung’s legal woes threaten to crimp tablets, chips
An intensifying legal battle between Samsung Electronics Co and Apple Inc is expected to crimp growth at one of the fastest growing businesses of the Korean company, while…