The future of textbooks looks like this
Faculty and students may still prefer print to digital, but spikes in print costs, as well as a demand for personalization, is pushing digital textbooks and course materials…
Month: February 2016
Open textbooks gain in push for college affordability
The standard textbook for Fundamentals of General Chemistry I at the University of Connecticut has a list price of $303. For students who use the version professor Edward…
$10M Purdue alumni fund will boost startup funding
Purdue entrepreneurs have another funding avenue to help create and grow their startups through the Purdue Startup Fund, a $10 million resource to be jointly funded by Purdue…
Credentialing, free tuition top this week’s news
Every Friday, I’ll be bringing you a recap of some of the most interesting and thought-provoking news developments that occurred over the week. I can’t fit all of…
Gonzaga selects EasyVista to improve campus service experience
Gonzaga University is implementing EasyVista Inc.'s solutions to help students and faculty experience improved campus service management. Gonzaga University, like many bustling college campuses, continues to become more…
New project will re-design first-year college experience
A new project from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), “Re-Imagining the First Year of College” (RFY), is aimed at ensuring success for all students,…
Wake Forest unveils 10-month M.S. in business analytics
A new Wake Forest University School of Business program designed to educate professionals in the high-demand field of business analytics will welcome its first class in July 2016.…
5 vital focus areas to make postsecondary credentials a success
What will it take to make credentialing an easier process for students? How can education stakeholders validate credentials? What do employers need from today's credentials? How can minority…