Are students buying what education innovation is selling?
Calls for innovation in education seem to get louder by the day. “Innovation” has become the catchall term for the urge to make up for what our current…
Report: Student loan financial aid process more stressful than applying for college
It’s the season for students and families across the nation to start filling out their federal student aid applications and a study released today by Citizens Bank finds…
5 ways to protect against escalating tuition fraud
It’s college tuition payment season—a stressful time for families, students and institutions.This year, that process has been especially stressful for international students who have been the targets of…
NSF grant collaborators aim for intelligent cyber-infrastructure (CI)
According to the Campus Safety and Security (CSS) data provided by the U.S. Department of Education, on average more than ... Read more
Leveraging distance educators to solve global community challenges
The national dialog about best approaches to strengthen communities will no doubt heighten and become increasingly passionate as we get closer to electing the next United States president.…
CDW aims to simplify IT strategies with cloud planning services
CDW, a provider of technology solutions to business, government, education and healthcare, recently announced an extension of its cloud computing competencies, offering a set of services that aims…
University dramatically rethinks data to boost online retention
Professors have no control over their students' age, ethnicity, or income level, yet many student-retention systems use these data points—sometimes described as the demography of destiny—as the foundation…
Critical: 5 ways IT can better communicate with students
In order to run a successful higher ed IT department, IT must communicate with students. Effective communication must be ongoing and open, ensuring that this integral part of…
CampusBird adds live bus tracking to 3D map platform
concept3D, a leader in location-based software and 3D media, along with Ride Systems, LLC today announced the integration of a live transit tracking system into its CampusBird and…
4 ways higher education is smartening up when it comes to data
Colleges and universities are home to the most advanced thinking and research in all fields: medicine, law, mathematics, business and beyond. Ironically, such schools haven’t always been as…