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The elevator speech: A 60-second skill to advance faculty careers and student success
The elevator speech provides a structured mechanism to effectively capitalize on these brief encounters
The state of campus Resnet in 2015
A recent report reveals increases in funding, bandwidth, and outsourcing as universities race to meet students’ Wi-Fi and Resnet needs. However, it also highlights a deepening tension between…
Does online learning really promote plagiarism?
According to a new study, there is no significant difference between levels of plagiarism between traditional brick-and-mortar institutions and online institutions. However, that doesn’t mean plagiarism isn’t rampant…
5 core functions of the post-LMS era
According to over 70 higher-ed IT specialists, current LMS functionality is great for administrative tasks, but lacking in providing support for the new learning approaches on today’s campuses.…
Arizona aims to boost Latino degree attainment
Educating every student in Arizona is essential to ensuring the state's economic prosperity, yet a growing portion of Arizona's future workforce is falling short of essential degree attainment,…
Millions given to university to analyze women’s STEM success
The National Science Foundation (NSF) wants to identify obstacles that keep women from entering and remaining in STEM careers, and Indiana University's Mary C. Murphy is working to…
Researchers say human element critical for tomorrow’s digital university
A massive new report titled “Preparing for the Digital University: a review of the history and current state of distance, blended and online learning” has laid out a…
Why Feds must improve higher-ed information sharing
U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) on May 6 said that the government has done a better job of collecting information from colleges and universities than it has in…
Universities find a collaborative way to measure and obtain success
By using student data from partner colleges and universities across the country, it can identify more than 75 percent of an institution’s at-risk students, with the ability to…
Northwestern students apply big data to presidential speeches
