Using the cloud to deliver reliable IT services
With a host of new technologies, thousands of lectures and lessons uploaded to iTunes University, and a newly refurbished library that caters to the needs of today’s college…
Month: January 2012
Durbin: For-profit colleges target veterans
Some for-profit colleges unfairly target U.S. veterans, offering false hope of improved career opportunities while leading ex-soldiers into debilitating debt, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Monday, calling for…
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,…
FAMU dismisses students charged with hazing
The four students charged last week with hazing pledges of a Florida A&M University marching band club known as the Clones have been dismissed from the school, the…
Digital badges threaten colleges’ monopoly on credentials
Applicant A's résumé shows an associate degree in business. By taking community college classes, studying online, and learning on the job, Applicant B has earned "digital badges" in…
Online course start-ups offer virtually free college
An emerging group of entrepreneurs with influential backing is seeking to lower the cost of higher education from as much as tens of thousands of dollars a year…
Joe Paterno rumors: Penn State editor quits after erroneous report is picked up nationally
The managing editor of a student-run news organization that covers Penn State resigned hours after the publication tweeted erroneously that former coach Joe Paterno had died, the Associated…
After protest, Congress puts off internet piracy bill
Caving to a massive campaign by internet services and their millions of users, which also included universities such as Syracuse and MIT, Congress on Jan. 20 indefinitely postponed…
Syracuse reverses course after expelling student for Facebook post
College students and activists on Twitter and Facebook this week dubbed Syracuse University a campus “where free speech goes to die” after the school’s second social media controversy…
What the 1% majored in
There are a lot of factors to weigh when picking your college major. Like, for example, will this major land me in the top 1% of earners? Despite…