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.
Latest posts by Laura Ascione (see all)
- Weak tech could push students, faculty to other institutions - April 13, 2026
- 13 predictions about edtech, innovation, and–yes–AI in 2026 - January 1, 2026
- 5 essential dimensions of AI literacy - December 12, 2025
Retention, online solutions remain top HED concerns
Student retention and increasing online offerings are among higher education officials' top concerns, according to results from a new survey from the Center for Digital Education and Akamai…
Are students priced out of college?
Student body presidents participating in a survey said they feel high college costs limit career opportunity, yet student leaders are vastly underutilized as stakeholders on and off campus.…
68 institutions deploy entire ERP in the cloud
Jenzabar, Inc., a provider of software, strategies, and services for higher education, announced that 68 higher education institutions have deployed their entire Jenzabar enterprise resource planning system (ERP)…
1:5 students are “high thrivers” in U.S. colleges
A new indicator designed to measure consumer confidence across the nation’s 4-year colleges reveals that two in 10 college students are "high thrivers." The College Optimizer Index (COI)…
Training the next generation of cloud developers
IBM is introducing a new commitment to enable the next generation of developers with the Academic Initiative for Cloud, aimed to mentor and energize them to innovate using…
Blackboard unveils totally redesigned learning platform
Blackboard Inc. today launched the ‘New Learning Experience’--an educational approach that focuses on the learner and promotes better engagement, interaction and quality learning by bringing together and simplifying…
Texas A&M selects new new cloud-based HR system
Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp today a new contract with Workday, Inc. to replace 35-year-old technology with a cloud-based human resources and payroll system. “Access to…