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How USF is breaking down information silos and igniting student success
The student success movement at USF is built on the simple, fundamental belief that every student will succeed
Part 2: Keeping the human touch in admissions–at scale
While some colleges struggle to attract enough students to keep their doors open, others have been inundated by record numbers of applications. Today, admissions offices must work harder…
Part 1: Keeping the human touch in admissions–at scale
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…." Dickens may have been writing about the French Revolution, but he could just as easily have…
Electronic textbooks save Indiana students $8M
Indiana University students have saved $8 million over the last three years by opting into a digital learning program that uses electronic textbooks, school officials said. "Students have…
What are the “black swans” of higher ed-tech?
A recent webinar hosted by The New Media Consortium on “black swan” events stressed the importance of responding flexibly to unpredictable trends and new technologies in order to…
Big Data has a degree problem
Increasing by more than 300 percent since the 1990s, the number of undergraduates in statistics degree programs is the fastest growing program in the U.S. But the growth…
Managing IT chaos starts with a library
Ohio State University is using the ITIL service-management framework to help IT maintain its customer focus and improve key operations. ... Read more
The library of Alexandria goes virtual for online scholarship
Virtual worlds have long played a role in education at all levels as they are used to engage students with different learning preferences and link students to digital…
A whole new consideration for campus safety
There’s an unfortunate side effect of mostly positive student travel both locally and abroad: As travel increases, so does the potential for safety risks.
New data gives pause on defining today’s typical student
