America is turning against higher education. Students are still signing up.
Politics, shrinking student pools, and AI mean a new era of uncertainty for higher education
Survey suggests college students still tepid on eBooks
Colleges’ embrace of electronic books runs the spectrum from hesitant acceptance to full investment, but students’ reluctance to use the nontraditional textbooks remains, if a new national survey…
F.C.C. Investigates Google Street View
The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday that it was investigating whether Google had violated laws when it collected Wi-Fi data as part of its Street View photo project,…
Boise State team focuses on virtual labs for teaching the science of geochronology
Innovative methods to educate Idaho students about Earth history and geologic time are the focus of a two-year $149,895 grant awarded to Boise State University by the National…
Stage set for showdown on online privacy
After “do not call” lists became popular, more than 90 percent of people who signed up reported fewer annoying telemarketing calls. Now, privacy advocates are pushing for a…
For-profit college shares dropping as ED rules approach
A proposal for tougher standards in the for-profit college sector has sent shares of the predominantly-online institutions tumbling, and for-profit school officials are lobbying the U.S. Education Department…
Justices hear case on taxing of students
“How do you draw the line,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor asked at a Supreme Court argument on Monday, “between a student who is working and a worker who is…
Google offers free in-flight Wi-Fi for the holidays
Air-bound travelers this holiday season will find that they don't have to worry about being disconnected from the Internet, even for a few hours, reports ReadWriteWeb.
Ellison: Oracle has $4 billion case against SAP
Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison turned up the pressure in an industrial espionage trial Monday by testifying that archenemy SAP AG should have paid $4 billion for licenses…
Can’t afford college? No problem, students say
