Obama’s student loan overhaul in danger
One of President Obama’s top legislative priorities, an ambitious overhaul of student lending programs that aims to save money by shifting to direct government loans, is in danger of being delayed or perhaps scuttled altogether, reports the New York Times.
Test-taking case reveals gap in visa security
A ring accused of helping people from the Middle East obtain student visas by taking their proficiency exams and classes has exposed vulnerability in the nation’s security tracking system for foreigners who attend U.S. schools, experts say.
Google opens web store for business applications
Google Inc. will sell the online services of other business software makers in an effort to fill its own product gaps and persuade more organizations to rely on applications piped over the internet, reports the Associated Press.
Textbook publishers add online tools to win over professors
For much of his career as a professor of physics at Chabot College, Scott Hildreth struggled to figure out which concepts he should try to reinforce in his lecture. “Now, it’s totally different,” Hildreth says.
Universities push to get students counted in 2010 census
Colleges, universities, and their surrounding communities have a financial interest in making sure all of their students get counted in the census, so public-relations campaigns that encourage students to fill out census forms are popping up all over the country.
FCC to propose revamping Universal Service Fund
Federal regulators trying to bring high-speed internet connections to all Americans will propose tapping the government program that now subsidizes telephone service in poor and rural areas, reports the Associated Press.
Racial insensitivity roils University of California system
An ugly spate of racially charged incidents has occurred across several University of California campuses, causing consternation, outcry, and fear that bigotry is alive and well among the young and educated.
Ohio State to rethink its emergency-alert system
When violent crimes are reported on campus, police are required by federal law to notify the public. But officers from the Ohio State University Police are worried that few people are getting the message, reports the campus newspaper, The Lantern.
Angry students protest cuts to schools, colleges
Anger over rising tuition and school budget cuts boiled over as students across the country staged rowdy demonstrations that led to clashes with police and the rush-hour shutdown of a major freeway in California, reports the Associated Press.
Fake drug scam hijacks British college web sites
British academic institutions have unwittingly become the accomplices of criminals selling fake drugs online, reports the BBC.