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Virtual lab at Carnegie Mellon wins SPORE prize

March 15, 2011April 30, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

Students in introductory chemistry classes often start off with learning how to balance chemical equations. The educational message, according to Carnegie Mellon University chemistry professor David Yaron, seems…

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Lots of technology, but we’re missing the point

April 30, 2010April 29, 2010 by By William Badke

No matter how much technology we throw at our students, they will flounder if they do not know how to handle information effectively.

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Are today’s students addicted to social media?

April 28, 2010April 26, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

University of Maryland students who went 24 hours without TV, cell phones, MP3 players, and laptops reported symptoms you might expect from someone struggling with substance abuse, including…

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Universities look toward data to stabilize enrollment numbers

April 26, 2010April 26, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

University of Kansas officials are considering working with a data-mining company to pinpoint strategies to keep students enrolled after a recent report showed that 28.7 percent of freshmen…

Campus Leadership

Survey: ‘Digital natives’ need more IT support

April 26, 2010April 22, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

A recent survey shows even tech-savvy college students require more campus IT support than you might think.

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Water-cooled supercomputers on the way

April 16, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

Around the world, engineers are searching for energy-efficient ways to cool down racks of computers in warehouses that get as hot as an oven while powering the internet,…

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Study: Young adults do care about online privacy

April 16, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

All the dirty laundry younger people seem to air on social networks these days might lead older Americans to conclude that today's tech-savvy generation doesn't care about privacy.…

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Community colleges turn to online classes as enrollments spike

April 19, 2010April 16, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Distance learning enrollment in American community colleges jumped by 22 percent during the 2008-09 academic year, an increase fueled in part by an influx of nontraditional students who…

Campus Leadership

Study finds smallest increase in faculty pay in 50 years

April 12, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

The New York Times reports that academic pay has been squeezed by the recession, according to the annual salary survey by the American Association of University Professors.

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Author: ‘iGeneration’ requires a different approach to instruction

April 13, 2010April 12, 2010 by By Maya T. Prabhu, Assistant Editor

The students entering college today learn much differently from students just a few years older—and that's mainly because they’ve never known a world without the internet or cell…

Virtual lab at Carnegie Mellon wins SPORE prize

Lots of technology, but we’re missing the point

Universities look toward data to stabilize enrollment numbers

Survey: ‘Digital natives’ need more IT support

Water-cooled supercomputers on the way

Study: Young adults do care about online privacy

Community colleges turn to online classes as enrollments spike

Study finds smallest increase in faculty pay in 50 years

Author: ‘iGeneration’ requires a different approach to instruction

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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