How colleges can stay on the leading edge of social media
Higher education's social media pros thought campuses would be well behind the business world in adopting social media strategies. Turns out they were wrong.
Month: January 2012
7 issues to mull over before you get your online degree
While going to school online can allow you to continue working, it's not a financial shortcut in all areas, the Huffington Post reports.
DCTAG official: Choose your college with care
The 20 colleges with the largest populations of D.C. Tuition Assistance grant (DCTAG) recipients have a combined graduation rate of 39 percent for those students, according to program…
New sensation: Phones that let you feel the world
Sure, today's phones can deliver the sound of a heartbeat. But how would you like to actually feel the throbbing? Asks the Associated Press.
Ranking of online college programs meets scrutiny
U.S. News and World Report’s first-ever “Top Online Programs” ranking has met sharp criticism from online-learning organizations, including one that said the lists were flawed by “scattershot methodology”…
Population of needy college students is exploding
A higher education official from Wisconsin who attended the recent Council of Independent Colleges conference in Florida made a remarkable statement during a question-and-answer session, the Washington Post…
How college students can learn from failing a class
Regardless of the good intentions of college students, sometimes things happen. At the end of the semester, the great grades you wanted to get have turned into one--or…
Man accused of starting fake college from prison
A lifelong con man accused of starting a fake university and churning out fake diplomas–while in prison in Wisconsin–appeared in court Tuesday to face a fraud charge, years…
Apple to enter the digital textbook fray?
Education-technology advocates took notice when the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs called the textbook industry “ripe for destruction” in his official biography. On Jan. 19, school technologists might…
Google search gets more personal, raises hackles
Google is sifting through the photos and commentary on its blossoming social network so its internet search results can include more personal information.