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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.

Campus seeks to get high-risk students access to college

May 12, 2015 by The Associated Press

An Ohio college will try to make it easier for low-income and first-generation students to attend college through a new initiative. Antioch College is launching a program called…

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UCSC opens new virtual reality lab

May 12, 2015 by From the Santa Cruz Sentinel

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Technology edging out humanities at Ohio colleges

May 11, 2015 by Collin Binkley, The Columbus Dispatch

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Arizona aims to boost Latino degree attainment

May 8, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Educating every student in Arizona is essential to ensuring the state's economic prosperity, yet a growing portion of Arizona's future workforce is falling short of essential degree attainment,…

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Millions given to university to analyze women’s STEM success

May 8, 2015 by Laura Ascione

The National Science Foundation (NSF) wants to identify obstacles that keep women from entering and remaining in STEM careers, and Indiana University's Mary C. Murphy is working to…

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Why Feds must improve higher-ed information sharing

May 7, 2015 by Laura Ascione

U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) on May 6 said that the government has done a better job of collecting information from colleges and universities than it has in…

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Google embeds engineers as professors

May 7, 2015 by By Martha Mendoza, AP National Writer

Howard University freshman Alanna Walton knew something was different about the professor teaching her introduction to computer science course. First, there was her name: Professor Sabrina. She was…

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3 ways tech can support future digital learning

May 6, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Institutions of higher education should identify and implement technologies that support student learning, should welcome blended learning environments, and should ensure degree programs adapt to students' digital needs,…

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Northwestern students apply big data to presidential speeches

May 6, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Teradata Corporation, a big data analytics and marketing applications company, announced winners from the second annual Teradata Aster and Northwestern University Hackathon event held April 29. A hackathon…

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University launches iPad-powered bachelor’s program

May 5, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Lynn University is launching an iPad-powered online bachelor's degree program, which will be called iLynn. "Technology has enabled us to reimagine college," said Lynn President Kevin M. Ross.…

Campus seeks to get high-risk students access to college

UCSC opens new virtual reality lab

Technology edging out humanities at Ohio colleges

Arizona aims to boost Latino degree attainment

Millions given to university to analyze women’s STEM success

Why Feds must improve higher-ed information sharing

Google embeds engineers as professors

3 ways tech can support future digital learning

Northwestern students apply big data to presidential speeches

University launches iPad-powered bachelor’s program

Gale Digital Scholar Lab Expands to Help Students Present and Share Digital Humanities Research

APM Steam Offers Unparalleled Heat Exchanger Assessment and Testing Services for Colleges and Universities

College of Charleston Launches Two New Schools

Cyber Attacks on Colleges and Universities: How Businesses Help Safeguard Higher Education from Cyber Threats

Laramie County Community College to Unveil New SmartCIM 4.0 from Intelitek

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