September 2012

Three Alabama Community Colleges Implement Banner by Ellucian to Help Improve Student Services and Success, and Provide Data to Meet Accountability Requirements

September 12, 2012 by eSchool News

FAIRFAX, Va., September 12, 2012 – J.F. Drake State Technical College, Northwest-Shoals Community College, and Wallace Community College Selma are ... Read more

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Guide Created to Promote Mental Health and Safety on College Campuses

September 12, 2012 by eSchool News

As college students begin a new school year, a comprehensive guide for establishing new campus teams and managing existing ones ... Read more

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U.S. students lag, struggle more than foreign peers to surpass parents

September 12, 2012 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s 2012 Education at a Glance report has found that while the U.S. boasts high education attainment levels overall, it lags behind…

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Breast-feeding professor sparks debate

September 12, 2012 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

Adrienne Pine was in a jam. The assistant anthropology professor at American University was about to begin teaching “Sex, Gender & Culture,” but her baby daughter woke up…

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HarperCollins reaches deal to lower eBook prices

September 12, 2012 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

A new and uncertain era of e-book prices has begun, the Associated Press reports.

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Bandwidth demand straining college budgets

September 13, 2012September 12, 2012 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Half of college IT departments pay for broadband internet service in campus residential areas and don’t recover the costs, while six in 10 students said they would consider…

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Problems plaguing UW’s online course management system

September 12, 2012September 11, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

A technological glitch is confounding information technology experts and causing major headaches for some students and professors across the UW System as the 2012-13 academic year gets under…

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CANON U.S.A. INTRODUCES ITS FIRST FULL HD IP SECURITY CAMERAS

September 11, 2012 by eSchool News

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., September 5, 2012 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, has introduced its first-ever ... Read more

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Obama administration pushes back against ‘nonsense’ for-profit college claims

September 11, 2012 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

For-profit college representatives say they shouldn't have to tell prospective students whether they are likely to afford their debts after attending school, arguing the disclosures wouldn't be helpful,…

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Newsweek’s numbers are ‘alarmist,’ economist says

September 11, 2012 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

Newsweek just published a cover story arguing that college is not worth it for many young people. But there is little evidence to support that claim, the Huffington…

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