It’s time to rethink the foundations of higher education
Will higher ed lead the change to innovate and rebuild, or will it be left behind?
Warner Bros. recruiting students to spy on illegal file sharers
Warner Bros. Entertainment UK is providing internships to students in the United Kingdom with a computer or IT-related related degree to help the company reduce online piracy—in part…
Colleges turn to unified communications to save costs, boost productivity
More colleges and universities are turning to unified communications as a way to streamline campus communication and save money in unpredictable economic times.
Student loan company: Data on 3.3M people stolen
A company that guarantees federal student loans said March 26 that personal data on about 3.3 million people nationwide have been stolen from its headquarters in Minnesota, reports…
$20 billion in ed funding slashed from student aid legislation
In last-minute maneuvering designed to get the measure to pass, lawmakers eliminated $20 billion in proposed education funding from the student aid overhaul enacted by Congress last week:…
Federal CTO calls for ‘student-led innovation’ in developing broadband apps
Aneesh Chopra, chief technology officer for the Obama administration, has posted a blog entry calling for a campus-based initiative to encourage broadband innovation by students.
Ohio bill calls for electronic versions of textbooks
Saying they could save more than 50 percent off the cost of textbooks, some House Democrats want to give Ohio college students the chance to trade in their…
Journalism students turn to Wikipedia to publish stories
College students know the online resource of which they dare not speak: Wikipedia, the voluminous internet encyclopedia demonized by many in higher education—and a resource that two University…
Privacy battle looms for Facebook, Google
European regulators are investigating whether the practice of posting photos, videos, and other information about people on sites such as Facebook without their consent is a breach of…
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