SIIA Honors Education Industry Veterans with Prestigious Awards
SIIA Honors Education Industry Veterans with Prestigious Awards Association also highlights long-standing members of Education Division WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 11, ... Read more
Month: May 2012
TimeTrade Joins the National College Testing Association (NCTA)
Membership demonstrates TimeTrade’s continued value in providing automated, self-service scheduling for higher education BOSTON – May 10, 2012 – TimeTrade® ... Read more
Colleges go to the dogs for stress busters
Just down the hall from the reference desk at Emory University's law library in a room housing antique legal texts is Stanley the golden retriever puppy, barking his…
Romney defends marriage and faith in Liberty University speech
Mitt Romney doubled down on his position against same sex marriage, telling graduates at Liberty University Saturday that marriage between "one man and one woman" is an "enduring…
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg calls for independent thought at commencement
New York City Major Michael Bloomberg powered past his disappointment after not receiving promised ice cream from Franklin and Marshall College President Daniel Porterfield to remind graduating students…
University researchers: Video games are good for students
Studies showing the positive effects of video games might give college students a research-based excuse for why, exactly, they eschewed homework for “Call of Duty.”
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The University of Florida recently decided to drastically shrink its computer science department, a move that will save the university around $1.4 million, says Abir Qasem, director of…
Joint forces staff college class suspended after teaching America’s enemy is Islam
A course for U.S. military officers has been teaching that America's enemy is Islam in general, not just terrorists, and suggesting that the country might ultimately have to…
Planned Parenthood targeting college students, says pro-life group
A pro-life student group is alleging that Planned Parenthood for America targets college students for their abortion services, the Daily Caller reports.
Is professorial ego driving opposition to flipped learning?
The advantages to a flipped classroom are obvious to someone who has done it and difficult to conceive for those who have not. A flipped classroom--a model that…