College courses are provided after school in collaboration with East Los Angeles College and students are encouraged to attend. Taking college courses can give underclassmen a great advantage. More...
2 arrested in Southeastern La. U. campus shooting
Two people were arrested in connection with a shooting early Friday (Feb. 23) on the Southeastern Louisiana University campus that left two student-athletes injured, a university spokeswoman said. More...
Underclassmen taking college courses
Hot digital transformation trends—and a few going cold
Now considered essential to driving profits, digital transformations are shifting from platform-first strategies to initiatives that leverage emerging technologies in service of clear customer and operational goals. More...
How universities' smart campuses resemble mini smart cities
Long known as centers for advancement and testbeds for innovation, many higher education campuses are also mirroring cities by installing smart technologies and focusing on sustainability. Essentially, college campuses are becoming must-watch landscapes for trends that resemble those of smart cities. More...
Hundreds of colleges, universities partnered with CampusLogic in 2017
CampusLogic, higher education’s leading student financial services platform, today announced its continued rapid growth in 2017, having achieved a 4-year compounded annual growth rate of 215%. This reflects a shift in how colleges are organizing around the financial needs of students, and leveraging technology to do so. More...
The misguided drive to measure ‘learning outcomes’
I teach at a big state university, and I often receive emails from software companies offering to help me do a basic part of my job: figuring out what my students have learned. More...
U.S. colleges are separating into winners and losers
Concord University in West Virginia and Clemson University in South Carolina were both founded shortly after the Civil War. During the 20th century, each grew rapidly. Now, the two public universities that sit just 300 miles apart face very different circumstances. More...
America’s colleges and universities have a serious revenue problem
Trimming costs or enrolling more students can’t cure what higher education faces — but these other steps might. More...
Maximizing student futures, minimizing college debt
College debt is out of control. Forbes Magazine reports that the class of 2016 had an average student loan debt of $37,142; and that 44 million students and graduates now hold more than $1.3 trillion dollars in debt for their education, which is greater than the credit card debt. In Ohio, the average is $30,239 per student borrower. More...
Hobsons launches Community Intervention Sharing
Hobsons, the education technology leader, today announced the release of its new Community Intervention Sharing feature within the Starfish Enterprise Success platform. More...