The changing nature of college admissions
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…
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.
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Can students’ online posts guide instructor intervention?
A method of analyzing what students post in academic forums, and using those posts to help instructors identify where students are struggling most with reading materials, could help…
Scholarship supports students with ADHD
Shire has launched its 2016 Michael Yasick ADHD Scholarship. The scholarship program is for legal residents of the United States who are under the care of a licensed…
ERP data integration helping to support continuing ed programs
Augusoft, Inc., creator of the continuing education SaaS enrollment management solution Lumens, announced with N2N Integration successful data integration between Augusoft’s continuing education enrollment management system, Lumens and…
Harvard report aims to improve college admissions
A new report issued by the Harvard Graduate School of Education and supported by scores of other institutions offers recommendations intended to ease the pressure of the college…
University launches immersive social media course
A new partnership between the Missouri School of Journalism and marketing agency VML will serve as a professional training program for students interested in working in social media.…
$500K for female STEM professors, what makes for college success, and more…
Each 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…
IU nets $5M grant for NSF cybersecurity initiative
The security of the more than $7 billion in research funded by the National Science Foundation will be significantly bolstered thanks to a $5 million grant to Indiana…
Washington lawmakers propose free community college
Tuition at community and technical colleges in Washington would be free for state residents without a bachelor's degree under a proposal announced Jan. 19 by a group of…