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4 reasons why student success is misdefined in higher ed and how data can fix it
What is student success? Let’s start with the most fundamental definition: completing and receiving a degree. For decades, national completion rates have hovered around 20-30 percent in three…
University’s analytics program designed to close skills gap
Last year, the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication founded the Insights and Analytics Lab to offer its students something undergrads rarely get access to: real-world…
Epson releases large-scale laser projector with 25k lumens
Epson launches the Pro L25000U installation laser projector -- a 3LCD laser projector with 25,000 lumens of color brightness and 25,000 lumens of white brightness.
Florida International U. expands ePortfolios across campus
Portfolium.com, the ePortfolio network that helps students connect learning with opportunity, has announced a campuswide rollout of its ePortfolio platform for all Florida International University (FIU) students, following…
Most Popular of 2015, No. 10: 5 skills of successful online faculty
Not all faculty are created equal for online learning, argues a report.
EDITORIAL: California right to oust college accrediting commission
The Board of Governors for California’s community colleges was right to pull the plug on an accrediting commission that lost its way. Its handling of City College of…
EDITORIAL: Give the community college accrediting panel room to improve
The semi-public commission that accredits community colleges in California on behalf of the federal government deserves to be upbraided. Even some of its own members concede that it…
5 entrepreneurial skills today’s students need
Since the 2005 publication of his highly impactful book, The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century, Thomas Friedman has been teaching his readers and…
Considering a student mobility initiative on your campus? (Part 2)
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