Delaware bans colleges from requiring students’ social media passwords
Should a university be able to edit a student’s Facebook profile or check his private tweets? Absolutely not, said the Delaware state legislature, as it recently passed the…
Month: August 2012
Amazon floats textbook rental service for college students
Forget film rentals, the next big thing for college students is going to be book rentals, at least if Amazon's U.S. arm has anything to do with it,…
Ex-Google exec’s new venture helps students avoid corporate life
Four months after leaving Google Inc, the former head of its enterprise business has a new mission - helping college graduates avoid big corporations like Google, Reuters reports.
Most STEM degrees to Latinos granted from schools in 6 states
Of the top higher education institutions that have granted the most STEM degrees to Latino graduates in the 2009-2010 school year, more than half are concentrated in just…
UCF punishes student for website that helped students find classes
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Immigrants making gains in higher education but still lag behind overall population
While undergraduate attainment rates for immigrant and second-generation populations have increased steadily, these groups still lag behind the overall U.S. population when it comes to higher education, a…
Florida student punished for making online course selection easier
A Florida university punished student Tim Arnold after he built a service that aimed to make online course enrolment easier for his fellow classmates, Mashable reports.
Virtual campus tours gain popularity with colleges, prospective students
As more colleges feature virtual campus tours online, prospective students can explore a school's grounds without ever setting foot on campus, the Huffington Post reports.
Best practices in higher-education technology use: August 2012
Students at the University of Wisconsin now can earn college degrees based on competency, not credits; Ohio State is revamping its classroom technology to meet students’ digital demands;…