Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. A century ago in Juneau, the Legislature found itself in a standoff about support for higher education in Alaska. More...
UC Santa Cruz agrees to all demands from black student group
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Students protesting what they believe is a "hostile climate" toward black students at the University of California Santa Cruz were locked inside an administrative building for three days until they scored a sweeping victory Thursday. More...
Panopto and CERNET Education announce video platform partnership
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Panopto and CERNET Education (CEREDU) announced a partnership to provide local hosting and support services for Panopto's leading video platform for education in China. More...
On Decision Day, unanswered questions abound
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. It’s May 1, college decision day for thousands of high school seniors around New York — a day that concludes a process which began, in some cases, while some of those seniors were still in the womb. More...
On campuses far from China, still under Beijing’s watchful eye
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. In the competition for marquee commencement speakers, the University of California, San Diego thought it had scored a coup this year — a Nobel Peace Prize winner, best-selling author and spiritual North Star to millions of people. More...
Evolving IT to meet students’ expectations
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Convenience today is more important than ever. Customers in every industry expect near-immediate responsiveness, self-service abilities and on-demand access to information. More...
Black-white grad gap vexes Mich. universities
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Gabrielle Psalms Settles knows she is beating the odds by graduating from college, so she’s planning to go to two Wayne State University commencement ceremonies this month to celebrate. More...
Trump questions whether key funding source for HBCUs is constitutional
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. In February, President Trump invited leaders from historically black colleges and universities to the White House, a move they hoped signaled his support for the institutions and showed an effort to give them more clout in his administration. More...
ProQuest and InfoReady simplify higher ed grant workflow
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. ProQuest and InfoReady Corporation are enabling research administrators to save time and improve the accuracy of grant application management by integrating the functionality of the ProQuest Pivot solution and InfoReady’s InfoReady Review platform. More...
7,000 bodies could be buried on UMMC campus
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Experts estimate up to 7,000 bodies are buried on the University of Mississippi Medical Center campus. More...