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Will GOP scrutiny change the way professors use eMail?

November 5, 2013April 15, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Professors and researchers might shy away from using their university-issued eMail accounts to discuss thorny political issues, turning instead to personal eMail, after a University of Wisconsin (UW)…

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For-profit regulations, Pell Grants survive budget compromise

April 11, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

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…

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Student pushes back against college gossip site

March 30, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Hurling online insults is easy when you’re anonymous. Putting a name to that invective changes everything—and that’s what University of Southern California freshman Haley Winters is banking on.

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New online-learning rule could have worst impact on small states

March 28, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Colleges with online programs might withdraw from states, mostly in the northeast, that have small populations and stringent requirements for distance education courses when the Education Department’s “state…

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How Miami students can get a free college education

April 12, 2011March 25, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

College tuition is going up and financial aid is on the chopping block in many states, but in the Miami area, one college is offering successful high school…

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On college campuses, a gender gap in student government

April 12, 2011March 22, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

More than half of George Washington University’s 10,000 undergraduates are women. But the latest candidates for student body president were Kwasi, Joshua, Chris, Phil, Jason, Caleb and John.…

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For law students with everything, dog therapy for stress

March 22, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Yale Law School, renowned for competitiveness and its Supreme Court justices, is embarking on a pilot program next week in which students can check out a “therapy dog”…

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Loan study on students goes beyond default rates

March 21, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

According to the New York Times, for each student who defaults on a loan, at least two more fall behind in payments on their student debt, a new…

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ED sticks by controversial rule; online college officials concerned

March 21, 2011March 19, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

The Education Department (ED) said in a March 17 letter that it would not rescind a controversial new rule requiring online schools that operate nationwide to register with…

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Univ. of Delaware wrongly lauds 61 for admission

March 18, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

The University of Delaware is apologizing to dozens of applicants who were mistakenly congratulated for winning admission to the university, reports the Associated Press.

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SAT’s reality TV essay stumps some

March 17, 2011 by Laura Ascione

Every year, the SAT reduces more than a few teenage test-takers to tears, the New York Times reports. But few questions on the so-called Big Test appear to…

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Google Docs does the wave

March 17, 2011 by Laura Ascione

Do you miss Google Wave? Judging by the adoption rate of that ill-fated service, probably not, reports the Washington Post. But for those who were fans of Google’s…

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U.C.L.A. student’s video rant against Asians fuels firestorm

March 16, 2011 by Laura Ascione

When Alexandra Wallace recorded her rant about Asian students using cellphones in the library at the University of California, Los Angeles, she was alone, speaking to her computer,…

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Bring back textbooks

March 16, 2011 by Laura Ascione

In schools and school board meetings, and in the news, they are often ridiculed. People say they are too heavy. They are too expensive. They induce sleep. They…

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Claim: Google Apps for Education inaccessible to blind students

March 16, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

An advocacy group has filed a complaint with the federal government accusing New York University (NYU) and Northwestern University of discriminating against the blind by adopting Google’s eMail…

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How to handle campus crises in the digital age

March 15, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Pepperdine University President Andrew Benton told higher-education officials March 7 in Washington, D.C. that they should be wary of contact with journalists covering campus emergencies such as fires…

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March Madness: Which team is smartest?

March 14, 2011 by Laura Ascione

As the NCAA college basketball tournament kicks off, The Daily Beast ranks all 68 teams based on their grades and graduation rates, from first to worst. The sports…

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Computer science courses use mobile apps to make coursework relevant

March 14, 2011 by Laura Ascione

A Virginia Tech software engineering class in 2009 was discussing world problems and how computer science might offer solutions when a student piped up with a personal gripe,…

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It came from their lab. But how to take it to the bank?

March 14, 2011 by Laura Ascione

There are a lot of smart people in universities. Some may even be geniuses. Many of them are certainly good at inventing technologies that will change our lives,…

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Small campuses focus on retaining students with the help of technology

August 10, 2012March 11, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

An Arizona community college and a New York campus with 1,000 students are using technology embraced by large research universities to stem alarming drops in student retention, especially…

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Fed rule could have ‘major chilling effect’ on online instruction

March 11, 2011March 11, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Colleges that offer online instruction nationwide would have to get approval from every state in which they operate, or those online courses could be shut down, after the…

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Students learn the ethics of cell phone snapshots

March 9, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

A new cell phone photography class at a suburban Philadelphia university focuses on both the quality of the images and the ethical responsibilities that come with taking and…

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Stakeholders differ on college and career readiness

June 12, 2014March 8, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

A new report reveals that while teachers, parents, students, and executives believe that college- and career-readiness is essential to students’ post-high school success, the groups rate this differently…

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3 steps for choosing the right high school classes

March 8, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Finding success as an applicant, however, rests more on what you do with the talents you possess than the fact that you have them, reports U.S. News &…

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Survey: IT college grads not ‘ready to go’

November 5, 2013March 7, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Many companies and college IT departments are ready to hire as the economy thaws, but more than nine in 10 college graduates who majored in information technology (IT)…

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Company claim: Emergency alerts get to students in 20 seconds

November 5, 2013March 4, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

A two-inch keychain might be the solution for campus officials hoping to avoid public scrutiny next time their emergency text messages hit a logjam and don’t reach student…

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Extracurricular sex toy lesson draws rebuke at Northwestern

March 4, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

The president of Northwestern University said Thursday that he was “troubled and disappointed” by a psychology professor’s decision to present his students last week with a demonstration outside…

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Harvard reopens door to ROTC

March 4, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Harvard University on Thursday became the most prominent college to welcome the Reserve Officer Training Corps back to campus in response to congressional repeal of the ban on…

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The top places to study video game design–for credit

March 3, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Princeton Review and GamePro Media have joined forces to handicap what they consider the “Top 10” undergraduate and graduate programs in video game design, reports the Choice.

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Ga. Tech to host disabled STEM students in Second Life

July 14, 2011March 2, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Colleges and universities have shown concern about the growing gender gap in science, technology, education, and math (STEM), and Georgia Tech has found another group often left out…

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More college graduates take public service jobs

March 2, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

If Alison Sadock had finished college before the financial crisis, she probably would have done something corporate, reports the New York Times.

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Facebook malware threatens campus web security

November 5, 2013March 1, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Students will click on just about anything posted to their Facebook walls—a social media habit that has brought a flood of malware to college campus networks.

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Texas group launches scholarship exclusively for white males

March 1, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

The application for a $500 scholarship from the Former Majority Association for Equality looks pretty much like all the others out there. Well, except for this eligibility requirement:…

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Court to decide on ownership of university patents

March 1, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

The Supreme Court is questioning whether patents on inventions that arise from federally funded research must go to the university where the inventor worked, the Associated Press reports.

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Tech tool could take the guessing out of college fundraising

November 5, 2013February 28, 2011 by By Dennis Carter

College and university fundraising officials might not have to wonder how alums feel about their alma mater thanks to a computer program that can tell just how much…

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California headed for cuts for for-profit students

February 28, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

California's student aid commission said on Friday that aid funds going to students at for-profit schools should be slashed first when the state cuts its education budget, Reuters…

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Harvard, Princeton reinstate early admissions

February 25, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Harvard and Princeton say they are restoring their undergraduate early admissions programs, the Associated Press reports.

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Fixing higher ed: Lumina’s Jamie Merisotis

February 25, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

In a story that published Sunday in the Washington Post Magazine, I offer eight suggestions to "fix" higher education, says Daniel de Vise of the Washington Post.

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New clicker technology allows a different look at student answers

November 5, 2013February 24, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

The anonymity of lecture hall response systems has taken the awkwardness out of sensitive questions in Timothy Loving’s Introduction to Family Relationships course, and a new clicker software…

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Graduate schools quantify your potential

February 24, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

In July 2009, the Educational Testing Service (ETS), the nonprofit educational testing and research organization that administers the GRE, began offering the Personal Potential Index, according to U.S.…

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