Meris Stansbury, Author at eCampus News

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The former Editorial Director for both eSchool News and eCampus News, and was formerly the Managing Editor of eCampus News. Before working at eSchool Media, Meris worked as an assistant editor for The World and I, an online curriculum publication. She graduated from Kenyon College in 2006 with a BA in English, and enjoys spending way too much time either reading or cooking.

Latest posts by Meris Stansbury (see all)

25 education trends for 2018 - January 1, 2018
IT #1: 6 essential technologies on the higher ed horizon - December 27, 2017
#3: 3 big ways today’s college students are different from just a decade ago - December 27, 2017

IT Leadership

U.S. House passes cyber-security scholarship bill

February 5, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a cyber-security bill that calls for beefing up training, education, research, and coordination so the government can better prepare to deal…

Industry lobbying imperils overhaul of student loans

February 5, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

Four months ago, it appeared all but certain that the White House and Democrats in Congress would succeed in overhauling the student loan business and ending government subsidies…

Campus Leadership

Congressional Democrats challenge Comcast, NBC on merger

February 5, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

Congressional Democrats on Feb. 4 challenged executives from Comcast Corp. and NBC Universal to show that the cable TV operator's plan to take control of the entertainment company…

IT Leadership

Asustek plans Eee Book eReader and tablet PC to rival iPad

February 5, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

Netbook pioneer Asustek Computer plans to launch its own eReader device and a tablet PC to rival Apple's iPad in the second half of this year, PC World…

Around the Web

Google gives $1M for research to slash data-center energy use

February 4, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

Google Inc. has awarded a two-year, $1 million research grant aimed at slashing energy usage in large internet data centers to a team of computer scientists at the…

IT Leadership

Colleges fight attempts to allow weapons

February 4, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

Arizona college officials are trying to ward off an attempt by state lawmakers to let some teachers carry concealed weapons onto their campuses, reports the Arizona Daily Sun.

IT Leadership

Textbook firms ink e-deals for iPad

February 3, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

Major textbook publishers have struck deals with software company ScrollMotion Inc. to adapt their textbooks for the electronic page, as the industry embraces a hope that digital devices…

News

University of Kentucky launches instructional innovation lab

February 3, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

The University of Kentucky is launching a new laboratory to develop innovative ways to educate students from preschool through graduate programs, reports the Lexington Herald-Leader.

Campus Leadership

University fundraising falls 12 percent in 2009

February 3, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

Charitable contributions to colleges and universities plummeted an average 11.9 percent nationwide in 2009, the steepest drop in at least three decades, reports the Associated Press.

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