Google’s Schmidt challenges: no screen time for 1 hour a day
Google Inc Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt challenged college graduates on Sunday to take the radical step -- at least for their generation -- of tearing their eyes away…
Month: May 2012
College sports reform reaches the tipping point
On college campuses across the country the academic year is winding down -- making it an opportune time to review the changing landscape of college athletics, says Warren…
Campuses take innovative approach to disaster planning
West Coast higher-education technology leaders begrudgingly admit it: An earthquake wouldn’t be a temporary inconvenience—a bad trembler could knock out IT infrastructure for weeks, unless the school has…
Point Source Audio Launches “Unsinkable” Earworn Microphone
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Point Source Audio Launches “Unsinkable” Earworn Microphone New Waterproof Mic Even Supports Wash and Wear ... Read more
Bill Nye ‘The Science Guy’ challenges Harvey Mudd college grads to address global warming
Bill Nye "The Science Guy," and/or TV host and environmental advocate, challenged the graduates of Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, Calif., to work to solve global warming in…
Student loan debt collector gets paid $454,000 in taxpayer money
Debt collectors may have a worse reputation in the eyes of the public than members of Congress, ambulance-chasing lawyers and even sleazy tabloid journalists. And some recent headlines…
Why college tuitions are rising: A contrarian view
The “Path to Prosperity” report issued by House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan calls for limiting the growth of financial aid to college students, says Gary C.…
Professor’s Facebook comments about Muslims brings campus outcry, lawsuit
A Purdue University Calumet (PUC) professor who was reprimanded for a series of Facebook comments critical of Muslims, drawing harsh criticism from students and faculty members, has filed…
Mark Cuban: College is a business decision
A meltdown is coming to the higher education sector, billionaire computer magnate and NBA Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban warned in a blog post on May 13, U.S.…
New fight on a speaker at a Catholic university
Among politically conservative Roman Catholics, Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, was already at the top of the list of Catholic public officials considered to…