Choose encouragement before negativity sets the tone
Gratitude helps people see effort, progress, and possibility when the larger environment feels discouraging
‘Suicide’ query prompts Google to offer hotline number
Last week, Google’s search engine started automatically suggesting where users can call for counseling if they type in a search term that appears to focus on suicide, reports…
Social media: Colleges’ newest battlefield for students, alumni donations
Colleges’ unending campaign to attract more students and alumni donations has higher-education officials looking to two technologies that consume a growing chunk of people’s free time: social media…
New test measures students’ digital literacy
Educators have a new way to determine a student's baseline digital literacy with a certification exam that measures the test-taker’s ability to assess information, think critically, and perform…
College dean adds human touch to distance education
Douglas E. Hersh, dean of educational programs and technology at Santa Barbara City College, believes video technology might hold the key to solving an old problem that has…
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
