By Lindsay McKenzie. Publisher Elsevier accidentally exposed the usernames and passwords of some of its subscribers earlier this month. More...
A Law School Ventures Into Executive Ed
By Lindsay McKenzie. Loyola Law School, in Los Angeles, starts a series of online certificates aimed at business professionals. In a crowded executive education market, will it find a niche. More...
Arguing With AI
By Lindsay McKenzie. Artificial intelligence from IBM that can debate humans could be used to help college debaters become more persuasive, but experts are divided over the promise of computer-assisted coaching. More...
UMUC 2.0
By Lindsay McKenzie. The online university will become University of Maryland Global Campus and spend $500 million to grow nationally, while some in the Maryland system mull whether the university could help run online programs for other campuses. More...
Norwegian Universities Ditch Elsevier
By Lindsay McKenzie. Norway is the latest European country to cancel its subscription deal with Elsevier, following Germany and Sweden. More...
Accessibility Search Tool Launched for Etextbooks
By Lindsay McKenzie. Digital content provider VitalSource is adding accessibility icons to its digital marketplace so that students and professors can more easily find accessible etextbooks. More...
Bridgepoint Education Acquires Coding Boot Camp
By Lindsay McKenzie. Coding boot camp Fullstack Academy has been acquired by Bridgepoint Education, the company behind for-profit online Ashford University, which is currently seeking nonprofit status. More...
The Wrong Partnership?
By Lindsay McKenzie. Purdue professors say it is wrong for the university to work with Chegg, whose services they see as helping students cheat. More...
Colleges Build Network for Ethical Tech
By Lindsay McKenzie. Twenty-one U.S. colleges and universities are working together to train a new generation of civic-minded technologists and tech-savvy policy makers. More...
On Red Alert
By Lindsay McKenzie. U.S. universities urged to step up cybersecurity protections after report reveals Chinese hackers attempted to steal military secrets from dozens of institutions. More...