After the conference: How to turn ideas into institutional impact
Institutions need internal sense-makers more than they need conference session summaries
Court: Cyber-bullying threats are not protected speech
A California appeals court ruled this week that threatening posts made by readers of a web site are not protected free speech, allowing a case charging the posters…
Student aid, linked to health care, gets a trim
Congressional Democrats on March 18 trimmed their original student loan plans, reduced spending for community colleges, and eliminated early childhood money from a broad rewrite of a college…
Online education expert: Discipline is key
Irresistible prime-time television and quick snacks that turn into 20-minute breaks are the ever-tempting enemies of online learning, according to Maryland’s distance educator of the year, who says…
Duncan: Ban NCAA teams with low grad rates
Education Secretary Arne Duncan says college basketball teams that don't graduate at least 40 percent of their players should be banned from postseason play.
Viacom-YouTube secrets to be exposed in lawsuit
A legal tussle pitting media conglomerate Viacom Inc. against online video leader YouTube is about to get dirtier as a federal judge prepares to release documents that will…
FCC’s plans a potential boon for community colleges
Community college decision makers were encouraged by the Federal Communication Commission's inclusion in its National Broadband Plan of robust high-speed internet networks on two-year campuses, which soon could…
Cyber warfare gains interest at military academies
