We all carry our personal history with us. Used wisely it can enrich not just our own lives but also the lives of those around us. A tangible sign of that can be seen with the arrival this past summer of Dr. Luis G. Pedraja as president of Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester. More...
06 janvier 2018
Mentorship as game-changer
Los Padres Foundation, WorldWater & Solar Technologies, University of Puerto Rico partner for PR
WorldWater & Solar Technologies, Inc. (WWST), America’s longest continuing solar technology company, has joined forces with Los Padres Foundation and the University of Puerto Rico to provide continuous, clean water and power to some of those affected by the hurricanes this fall. More...
Microcredentials, micromasters and nanodegrees: What’s the big idea?
HGTV has tiny houses. Higher ed now has microcredentials, including nanodegrees (offered by Udacity), MicroMasters (offered by edX), and Educator Microcredentials (offered by Digital Promise). More...
Access and equity: Are community colleges the answer?
Every Thanksgiving I travel and take the opportunity to catch up on reading materials.
While in flight to California, I opened the November 11 issue of The Chronicle. More...
Idaho college enrollment continues to increase
Idaho’s college enrollment numbers surpassed a milestone — and defied a downward national trend. More...
BlackRidge Technology to present methods for securing commercial blockchain services
BlackRidge Technology International, Inc. (OTCQB: BRTI), a leading provider of next generation cyber defense solutions, is pleased to announce they are presenting on methods for securing commercial blockchain services at the 8th Annual IEEE Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference (CCWC) on January 8-10, 2018 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. More...
With $1.64B raised, Brown's 'BrownTogether' campaign surpasses midpoint
In less than three years, a gleaming state-of-the-art Engineering Research Center has risen on Brook Street on Brown’s campus in Providence. Across the university, 23 faculty members in newly endowed chairs are achieving breakthrough discoveries, influencing policy and cultivating understanding of peoples and cultures. More...
China to build joint institute with Morocco university
The Ministry of Education has recently approved a China-Morocco joint institute to be built by northwest China's Ningxia University and Morocco's University of Hassan I. More...
Education technology startup funding rebounds, but what is ‘edtech’?
Part of edtech’s bubble burst in 2016. After climbing to a widely heralded peak in 2015, venture investment in U.S. K-20 edtech startups (spanning kindergarten through college) collapsed by roughly a third the following year, from $1.4 billion to about $1 billion. More...
Universities fear a violent 2018
After a year marked by campus confrontations between white nationalists and anti-fascist extremists, university administrators are preparing for a combative and potentially violent 2018 by beefing up security and examining the boundaries of their own commitment to free speech. More...
