Remarks by President Obama in his 2012 State of the Union Address
…Jackie Bray is a single mom from North Carolina who was laid off from her job as a mechanic. Then ... Read more
Month: January 2012
Google to merge user data across more services
Google announced a plan Jan. 24 to link user data across its eMail, video, social-networking, and other services that it says will create a “beautifully simple and intuitive”…
Brain drain: States that lose the most college students
As I interviewed students at colleges in the Washington area over the past few years, I began to wonder: Why is everyone from New Jersey or New York?…
PSU Faculty Senate rejects no-confidence statement aimed at university board
With a 128-58 vote, the Penn State Faculty Senate voted down Tuesday a proposed no-confidence statement on the university Board of Trustees, StateCollege.com reports.
Duke students call for better climate for black students
A group of about two dozen Duke University students urged administrators Tuesday to create a better climate and provide more financial support for black students, saying they've been…
Mozy releases file-syncing for its cloud service
Online data storage service Mozy has unveiled a new file synchronization feature for consumers and businesses to keep data up to date across all devices, from smartphones and…
eBook pilot could save college students a ‘huge amount of money’
The University of Wisconsin (UW) Madison campus and five other major universities announced plans this week to try buying electronic textbooks in bulk, an experiment that officials say…
How Wichita State gets students ‘job ready’ with help from IBM software
Learn how Wichita State University helps graduate students excel and become more “job-ready” by teaching the entire research process with the use of IBM's SPSS Statistics software.
Decision Management for Student Retention
Discover how to take the guesswork out of student retention, identify at-risk students and intervene early – to improve retention and keep students enrolled.
State higher education spending sees big decline
State funding for higher education has declined because of a slow recovery from the recession and the end of federal stimulus money, according to a study released Monday.