campus technology Archives

Students battle Facebook malware with security app

June 28, 2011June 26, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

An application designed by a University of California (UC) Riverside student duo has a built-in customer base: The thousands of Facebook members whose accounts are littered with spam…

How to lead change successfully in uncertain times

April 7, 2011April 6, 2011 by From staff reports

Author and motivational speaker Simon T. Bailey has some advice for how campus leaders can thrive in an era marked by rapid change and disruptive technologies: Focus on…

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Facebook malware threatens campus web security

March 3, 2011February 22, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Students will click on just about anything posted to their Facebook walls—a social media habit that has brought a flood of malware to college campus networks.

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Universities find the virtualization sweet spot

August 9, 2012January 6, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

There hasn’t been much opposition to ridding college campuses of clunky, energy-guzzling server racks, campus technology chiefs say, although creating virtual servers could result in an unwieldy mess…

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College help-desk services lagging in tech use

January 5, 2011January 4, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

University help-desk services need a technological makeover, according to a recent report that shows students and faculty at seven out of 10 schools can’t hold online chats with…

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The most popular higher-ed tech stories of 2010

December 27, 2010December 23, 2010 by From staff reports

Later this month, we’ll count down the 10 most significant higher-ed tech stories of 2010, as chosen by our editors. But first, here are the campus technology stories…

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Campus technology departments going green

August 28, 2013November 15, 2010 by By Jenna Zwang, Assistant Editor

Campus technology departments across the country are finding that investing in energy-efficient technologies has an economic benefit as well as helping to save the environment.

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Survey: Mac use growing on campus

December 4, 2010November 2, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

The Mac operating system has made gains on Windows since 2003.

Mac use in higher education jumped 18 percent from 2009 to 2010, according to a new survey—but supporting a cross-platform environment is still a nuisance for many campus…

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College CIO academy: Translate the ‘techno babble’

November 1, 2010October 29, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

College CIOs could retire en mass over the next decade.

The sometimes indefinable role of a college’s chief information officer has become clearer for six campus technology staffers after a week of eight-hour days learning, among other lessons,…

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Higher ed still prefers Gmail over competitors

October 28, 2010October 27, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Although Microsoft Outlook is the preferred eMail option for many community colleges, campus technology officials are still signing up for Google Gmail accounts for their students and staff…

How to lead change successfully in uncertain times

Universities find the virtualization sweet spot

College help-desk services lagging in tech use

Campus technology departments going green

Survey: Mac use growing on campus

College CIO academy: Translate the ‘techno babble’

Higher ed still prefers Gmail over competitors

Beyond the Degree: The Rise of Skills-Based Hiring and What It Means for Higher Ed

Bridging the Skills Gap: How Universities Can Align Curricula With Workforce Needs

HEA Policy Shifts Update: How Are Educational Stakeholders Responding?

Nation’s Premier Collegiate Honor Society Inducts Talethia Jean Nevaeh Gray-Nance Into Membership

How Does Higher Education Procurement Work?

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