iPhone software tracks location of users
Apple’s iPhone software is storing a record of the travels of iPhone owners on their phones and on the computers used for iPhone synchronization, a practice that has renewed privacy concerns about mobile location tracking, InformationWeek reports.
Debt knocks on university doors
The Toronto Sun reports that Canada’s universities and colleges must radically transform the way they do business or they will fail, according to a new study.
Campuses not meeting demand for hybrid classes
College students enrolled in entirely-online courses might prefer more face-to-face learning, according to a survey that says higher education is in need of more “hybrid” courses.
Police look at how Houston kindergartner got gun
Police are trying to determine how a Houston kindergartener got a loaded gun that he brought to an elementary school, where officials say it accidentally fired when it fell from his pocket as he sat down for lunch, wounding himself and two other students, the Associated Press reports.
Sold! Auctions helping schools close the funding gap
Fists raised in triumph, the man lorded sweet victory over his foes and strutted, his puffed chest straining the buttons of his Brooks Brothers shirt. His spoils? A fruit and vegetable quilt. His 5-year-old daughter made the lime. His cost? $2,700. School auctions are great theater, I’ve learned, says Petula Dvorak for the Washington Post.
Higher ed fundraising jumps amid recovering economy, social media use
Seven in 10 colleges and universities have recorded an uptick in donations this year after historic decreases in 2009-10, and experts said Facebook and Twitter adoption could be a driving force behind the optimism among campus fundraisers.
Arizona governor vetoes college campus gun bill
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has vetoed a bill that would have allowed guns on public rights of way on public university and community college campuses, the Associated Press.
Poll: Students grade high school down, college up
Young people give mediocre marks to America’s high schools but put great faith in its colleges, reports Argus-Press.com.
Apple sues Samsung, says it copied iPad
Apple has sued Samsung for allegedly copying the iPad, iPod and iPhone with its Galaxy Tab and Galaxy handsets, Computerworld reports.
University encourages students to drink on campus
Concerns are being raised from a new study over the increased risk of mixing alcohol and energy drinks, Campus Progress reports.