Suit seeks relief for trade school students with years of debt but no career
The Wilfred Academy promised her “everything you’ll need for your beauty career.” When she enrolled, Ana Salazar, a single mother of four, then 40, believed it was a…
Month: February 2014
The shortcomings of MOOCs
The University offers 12 Massive Open Online Courses on the Coursera platform — some current and some upcoming. The University ... Read more
Google wants to teach everyday folk to interpret data
If you’ve been to a tech conference, or even just browsed through the odd tech site, then you’ve probably seen ... Read more
University data breach prompts ‘top-to-bottom’ IT review
One week after a sophisticated cyberattack exposed more than 300,000 personal records of University of Maryland (UMD) students and alumni, university President Wallace Loh said he would launch…
8 pressing challenges for campus IT departments
College and university IT departments will need to master a wide range of new skills and tools in order to take full advantage of innovative mobile technologies in…
Three ways to keep ‘Millennials’ engaged
Colleges and universities today face a serious challenge: They must offer services, support, and information that are readily accessible on a growing list of round-the-cloud channels. Here are…
How One University Saved on Storage, Boosted Performance 700% with Tegile
To meet its need for highly reliable, high-performance data storage and backup, and to support a new virtualization platform that would improve remote access to the campus network,…
Are online college degrees really cheaper?
The average cost of an online bachelor’s degree is now more expensive than many face-to-face bachelor’s degrees, a new report said. Examining data from nearly 700 colleges and…
Yale likes the view through Google Glass
It's not just Yale University's quarterback who's experimenting with Google Glass. It's any student who visits the campus's library. The wearable technology has made its way into higher…
Ellucian® and National Student Clearinghouse® Automate Electronic Transcript Processing and Delivery
FAIRFAX, Va. – February 27, 2014 – Ellucian® and the National Student Clearinghouse® announced today the delivery of Ellucian eTranscripts, ... Read more