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University presses debate how to reconcile with libraries in wake of Georgia State copyright battle
CHICAGO - "Oh, jeez," said one university press director, as Linda Steinman, lawyer for the Association of American University Presses, delivered a blistering summary-cum-critique of a district court judge's ruling last month in Cambridge v. Patton here at the trade association&#...
By Brian Warmoth • June 21, 2012 -
UMass Boston Sees Shift From PC to Mac Dominance
Apple computers are making a big comeback on university campuses, driven by the surging popularity of the brand. For IT departments used to dealing with Windows-based PCs, this trend requires support staff to learn new skills and adopt new tools to support a growing range of platforms and devi...
By Shehryar Nabi • June 21, 2012 -
Trendline
Mental Health and Wellness
This Trendline examines how colleges can address rising mental health concerns and support at-risk groups, such as transgender students and college athletes.
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Minnesota Supreme Court says U. of Minnesota may punish student for Facebook posts
Facebook posts joking about cadavers violated school policy, touching on a larger issue in health profession programs.
By Brian Warmoth • June 21, 2012 -
NCAA bans teams from postseason for low APR scores
Even before the National Collegiate Athletic Association's recently raised academic standards have taken full effect, a record 15 teams are being banned from postseason play this year -- nearly twice as many as last year, the first in which low Academic Progress Rate scores could result in...
By Shehryar Nabi • June 21, 2012 -
UConn researcher fights school's decision to terminate him
A professor accused of fabricating research is appealing the University of Connecticut's move to fire him.
By Brian Warmoth • June 20, 2012 -
Get The Truck Out Of Here! Rutgers' Famous Grease Trucks Forced By University Board To Relocate
So long, grease truck lot. Read more »
By Lindsey Smith • June 20, 2012 -
Interim University of Virginia president disagreed with Sullivan ousting
Temporary replacement Carl Zeithaml speaks out about the unfolding situation in Charlottesville.
By Brian Warmoth • June 20, 2012 -
Michigan community college building open-source student data system
Mid Michigan Community College goes open source with a centralized plan for student data access.
By Brian Warmoth • June 20, 2012 -
University of Virginia emails show big online education push prior to president's removal
Email conversations shed light on the university board's perspectives on online education in the days before Sullivan departure was announced.
By Brian Warmoth • June 20, 2012 -
Mark Kingston resigns as vice rector for the University of Virginia's Board of Visitors
The university's Board of Visitors loses one member as debate continues over Teresa A. Sullivan's departure as president.
By Brian Warmoth • June 19, 2012 -
Bookboon.com tries free, ad-suported textbooks
The company experiments with a model where ads appear in PDF publications.
By Brian Warmoth • June 19, 2012 -
Event Planning for Schools
Administrators will enjoy these helpful school public relations tips shared by EducationWorld Community blogger Maris Callahan. Be sure to read all of her great advice on PR for schools. If you ask any public relations person about the best and worst part of the job, he or she will likely tell...
By Shehryar Nabi • June 19, 2012 -
Deep Dive
7 Blackboard competitors with online learning solutions
Blackboard is an undisputed leader in online education management, but competitors are constantly coming up with new approaches and perspectives.
By Shehryar Nabi • June 19, 2012 -
Big Ten and Ivy League Will Study Concussions Together
Two prominent athletic conferences, the Big Ten Conference and the Ivy League, announced on Tuesday a new collaboration to study the effects of concussions and other head injuries on athletes, a growing concern in recent years. The two conferences, which represent 20 institutions, hope to tap ...
By Shehryar Nabi • June 19, 2012 -
Cisco Networking Academy Moves to Cloud-Based LMS
Teachers, administrators, and students who are part of the Cisco Networking Academy will soon have access to a cloud-based LMS. Cisco Networking Academy, which provides information and communications technology education through universities, community colleges, and high schools around the glo...
By Shehryar Nabi • June 19, 2012 -
Colleges Focus on Web App Security
The ever-expanding number of mobile users running web apps has raised the profile of the IT security staff at Chapman University in Orange, Calif. Today, students use web browsers on mobile devices to access event calendars, check bus schedules, view grades, read assignments and participate in...
By Shehryar Nabi • June 19, 2012 -
Stanford and Piazza to introduce social learning to iTunes U resources
"iPad and iPhone Application Development" will begin offering student communication features this summer
By Brian Warmoth • June 19, 2012 -
Colleges start new programs
Brown University is starting an executive master of healthcare leadership program. Mercy College, in Ohio, has started an online bachelor of science in medical imaging. The degree is a degree-completion program for graduates of associate degree programs in radiological science or nuclear medic...
By Shehryar Nabi • June 19, 2012 -
Complete College America declares war on remediation
Complete College America is on a crusade to improve remedial education, which it says is hopelessly broken and failing students. The group has had big successes in a campaign that is gathering steam, but some community college leaders say their rhetoric and proposed fixes go too far. That diss...
By Shehryar Nabi • June 19, 2012 -
University of Virginia president defends self as interim president is named
McIntire School of Commerce dean named as interim replacement for Sullivan
By Brian Warmoth • June 19, 2012 -
15 Colleges Receive Grants for Innovation in Helping Faculty Retire
The American Council on Education and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation on Monday awarded $100,000 grants to each of 15 colleges for adopting innovative approaches to helping faculty weather the winter of their careers. The grants will enable each institution to further develop its programs that ...
By Shehryar Nabi • June 18, 2012 -
Government report cites millions in unclaimed education tax breaks
2009 records show 1.5 million filers may have neglected to take advantage of higher ed-related tax benefits
By Brian Warmoth • June 18, 2012 -
Deltak Partners With Boston University To Launch New Online Graduate Law Degree
Education Service Provider to Introduce Second Online Master’s Degree Program with University Read more »
By Shehryar Nabi • June 18, 2012 -
Oklahoma A&M Regents Approve Tuition Hike
Tuition and fees will increase for undergraduate and graduate students at Oklahoma State University under the new budget approved Friday by the Oklahoma A&M Board of Regents. Read more »
By Shehryar Nabi • June 18, 2012 -
Pennsylvania university to use live TV broadcasts for its emergency alert system
Misercodia picks new uAlert system for television notifications during times of trouble
By Brian Warmoth • June 18, 2012
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