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Universities save much-needed cash with the help of technology

July 23, 2010March 26, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

An analytics system designed to manage risks and improve security has saved the University of California’s 10 campuses and five medical centers more than $160 million since 2006,…

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Journalism students turn to Wikipedia to publish stories

March 26, 2010March 25, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

College students know the online resource of which they dare not speak: Wikipedia, the voluminous internet encyclopedia demonized by many in higher education—and a resource that two University…

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Class in 140 characters or less?

March 26, 2010March 23, 2010 by By Emily Sawtell and Kathleen King

Most colleges and universities aren't yet capitalizing on the social networking and Web 2.0 tools that keep today's digital natives motivated. It's time to unleash that potential, the…

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Schools beef up security for web applications

March 3, 2011March 23, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

K-12 schools and colleges are adding extra layers of security to web applications that are being used for everything from eMail service to group assignments. The extra security…

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House boosts college aid for students in need

March 23, 2010March 23, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

Riding the coattails of a historic health care vote, the House on March 21 also passed a broad reorganization of college aid that affects millions of students and…

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Open courseware as a viable business model?

March 23, 2010March 22, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Open courseware isn’t the end of higher education, as some have feared, but rather a recruiting tool that can lure people to enroll in credit-bearing classes, according to…

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Student aid, linked to health care, gets a trim

March 22, 2010March 19, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

Congressional Democrats on March 18 trimmed their original student loan plans, reduced spending for community colleges, and eliminated early childhood money from a broad rewrite of a college…

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Online education expert: Discipline is key

March 19, 2010March 18, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Irresistible prime-time television and quick snacks that turn into 20-minute breaks are the ever-tempting enemies of online learning, according to Maryland’s distance educator of the year, who says…

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Duncan: Ban NCAA teams with low grad rates

March 18, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

Education Secretary Arne Duncan says college basketball teams that don't graduate at least 40 percent of their players should be banned from postseason play.

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FCC’s plans a potential boon for community colleges

March 18, 2010March 17, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Community college decision makers were encouraged by the Federal Communication Commission's inclusion in its National Broadband Plan of robust high-speed internet networks on two-year campuses, which soon could…

Universities save much-needed cash with the help of technology

Journalism students turn to Wikipedia to publish stories

House boosts college aid for students in need

Open courseware as a viable business model?

Student aid, linked to health care, gets a trim

Online education expert: Discipline is key

Duncan: Ban NCAA teams with low grad rates

FCC’s plans a potential boon for community colleges

Regis University Partners with Collegis Education to Modernize IT Infrastructure and Strengthen Denver’s Higher Ed Innovation Footprint

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

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