For exposure, universities put courses on the web
Lecture notes and course assignments are available free through M.I.T. OpenCourseWare, reports the New York Times.
University posts info of 40K students
The Social Security numbers, grades and other personal information of more than 40,000 former University of Hawaii students were posted online for nearly a year before being removed this week.
College CIO academy: Translate the ‘techno babble’
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, how to communicate with higher-ups and manage dwindling IT budgets.
As college fees climb, aid does too
As their state financing dwindled, four-year public universities increased their published tuition and fees almost 8 percent this year, to an average of $7,605, according to the College Board’s annual…
FTC drops Google StreetView inquiry; other countries, not so much
The Federal Trade Commission has ended its inquiry of Google and the data it collected from unsecured wireless hotspots, citing the company’s improved privacy policies, reports ZDNet.
Lawmaker calls for investigation of College tuition policy
A Republican Maryland lawmaker urged a criminal investigation of Montgomery College on Wednesday, challenging the school’s longtime practice of giving resident tuition discounts to illegal immigrants, reports the Washington Post.
Updated federal regulations target for-profit colleges
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) on Oct. 28 will release finalized regulations targeting for-profit colleges that give the government a stronger hand overseeing the fast-growing sector–including new rules reining in how recruiters are paid and a controversial attempt to define credit hours.
University website addresses gender gap in STEM fields
Arizona State University officials aren’t just adding to the reams of research showing a gender gap in the science, technology, education, and math (STEM) fields. They’re confronting the persistent issue with a web site that encourages women to identify and rectify the “benevolent sexism” prevalent in these male-dominated fields.
eMail spam falls after Russian crackdown
You may not have noticed, but since late last month, the world supply of Viagra ads and other e-mail spam has dropped by an estimated one-fifth, reports the New York Times.
Higher ed still prefers Gmail over competitors
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 services more than any other eMail hosting services, according to a national survey released earlier this month.