10 colleges with the most transfer students
There are thousands of college students who make the decision to transfer schools each year. Some students are looking for a fresh start or a different academic program,…
Month: July 2012
Academic blogging: minority scholars cannot afford to be silent
Blogging is a vital tool to make visible work that has been ignored or undervalued. Minority academics must become aware of how important blogging is to articulate their…
Russian professor forces students to take 23-hour exam
Around 15 Russian students may have now seen the chaos theory at work after sticking out (and failing) a 23-hour nuclear physics exam proctored by their allegedly drunk…
Romney, at Harvard, merged two worlds
President Obama has a Harvard law degree. Former President George W. Bush has a Harvard M.B.A., The New York Times reports. Will the next president have both?
The Fall Semester Rush: Appointment-Plus Academic Scheduling Software to Automate, Simplify Scheduling at Hundreds of Colleges, Universities Nationwide
Scottsdale, AZ – In a true sign of the upcoming fall semester at institutes of higher learning, Appointment-Plus academic scheduling ... Read more
Kurzweil Educational Systems Announces firefly App for iPad
Natick, Mass., July 9, 2012–Kurzweil Educational Systems®, a division of Cambium Learning Technologies, announced today the release of the Kurzweil ... Read more
Without tax hike, UC tuition could rise by $2,400
Tuition at the University of California would need to rise by more than 20 percent - or $2,400 a year - beginning in January if voters reject a…
Venture capital funding for ed tech at ‘unprecedented’ levels, expected to rise
Big-money investors poured more money into education-technology companies in 2011 than during the heady dot-com days of the late-1990s, according to a national market analysis that credits investor…
Does Facebook use lead to depression? No, says Wisconsin study
A study of university students is the first evidence to refute the supposed link between depression and the amount of time spent on Facebook and other social media…
College graduation gap widens for low income students
More Kentuckians are getting college degrees, but a troubling trend has emerged in who receives them, Kentucky.com reports.