Laura Ascione is the Editorial Director at eSchool Media. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland's prestigious Philip Merrill College of Journalism.
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,…
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.…
A new $500,000 fund will provide grants to faculty members or departments who want to transition their courses away from high-priced textbooks. The Textbook Liberation Fund is intended…
Sierra College is seeking applicants for Hacker Lab’s Startup Hustle, an eight-week boot camp kicking off Feb. 24, 2016. The boot camp is designed to help budding entrepreneurs…
Hampshire College’s leaders are invoking the spirit of experimentation that founded the College as they launch a far-reaching initiative to establish the college library as the hub of…
The Texas Association of Community Colleges (TACC) has chosen Examity, a leader in exam integrity solutions, to conduct all proctoring for online tests. Examity will provide live, recorded…
In a Feb. 11 blog post, Coursera announced it is offering 12 new project-based courses in topics from persuasive writing to computer construction. The blog post references research…
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…