U.S. lagging in using technology, study shows
The United States continues to lag other nations in its use of computing and communications technology, according to an annual study issued Tuesday by the World Economic Forum, reports the New York Times.
eCampus of the Month: Abilene Christian University
Abilene Christian University, long a leading advocate for the use of web-ready mobile devices in higher education, is taking its tech savvy to K-12 schools, where students are becoming familiar with the ins and outs of tablets such as the Apple iPad.
Arizona defies public opinion, passes guns on campus bill
Two days after the Jan. 8 Tucson shootings, as Rep. Gabrielle Giffords lay in a medically induced coma, Arizona’s House of Representatives introduced the session’s very first piece of legislation: a bill allowing college professors to carry concealed weapons on campus, the Huffington Post reports.
Spending cuts will affect nearly every federal agency
The largest domestic spending cut in U.S. history will upend almost every federal agency and slash programs dealing with healthcare, transportation and education, but will give the Pentagon an extra $5 billion, according to aides familiar with the negotiations, reports the Los Angeles Times.
For-profit regulations, Pell Grants survive budget compromise
Washington’s last-minute budget deal did not include a provision that would have killed a stringent for-profit college regulation, and Pell Grants remained intact despite deep cuts in education spending over the next six months.
Md. House OKs illegal immigrant in-state tuition
As many southern states pass news laws to crack down on illegal immigrants, the Maryland General Assembly on Friday moved toward allowing them to pay in-state college tuition, if they meet certain conditions, the Associated Press reports.
Budget deal allows regulations to move forward on for-profit colleges
Another largely unnoticed provision at play in last week’s negotiations involved rules that would regulate billions of dollars of federal student loan and grant money allotted to college programs with a track record of poor student outcomes, reports the Huffington Post.
Could Google Books ruling affect college textbook market?
Advocates for Google’s massive digital library say the online repository is inevitable, despite recent setbacks, and could present an entirely new option for college textbooks.
Yale being investigated as ‘hostile sexual environment’
A group of 16 Yale University students and have filed a complaint against the school for failing to eliminate a “hostile sexual environment”, NPR News reports.
Arizona board approves steep tuition hikes
Getting a higher education here in Arizona just got a lot more expensive, reports KPHO CBS 5 News.