edX and Qualcomm Education, Inc., a global provider of wireless technology, today announced a collaboration aimed at further developing edX’s MOOC mobile capabilities and enhance its open source platform to benefit connected learners around the world. More...
Computer scientists at the University of New Haven who recently discovered that some social media data is neither private nor secure, have developed an app to help the public determine if their phone data has been breached. (A video about Datapp is available on the group’s YouTube channel). More...
An Ohio college will try to make it easier for low-income and first-generation students to attend college through a new initiative. More...
By Nicholas Waite. At first glance, arguing that we urgently need to pay more attention to STEM subjects seems alarmist. It’s a well-funded area, almost universally acknowledged to be essential to our social and economic development, and it’s more popular than ever. More...
By Jim Rispin. One of the more challenging trench-level problems for our institution, Fuller Theological Seminary (FTS), to overcome has been endpoint backup. More...
By Meris Stansbury - . As campus IT departments move to on-demand models—ecosystems that support fully-customized and personalized options—for student services and campus functions, it’s also critical to provide these services at a lower over-time cost. More...
By Meris Stansbury - . According to a new study, there is no significant difference between levels of plagiarism between traditional brick-and-mortar institutions and online institutions. However, that doesn’t mean plagiarism isn’t rampant in higher education. More...
By Ezzedine Al Natour. After spending years to get her postgraduate degree at Jordanian universities and working at Saudi institutions, Helena Hamad, a professor of educational psychology who uses a wheelchair, is left without a job. More...
By Sean Coughlan. The biggest ever global school rankings have been published, with Asian countries in the top five places and African countries at the bottom.
Singapore heads the table, followed by Hong Kong, with Ghana at the bottom.
The UK is in 20th place, among higher achieving European countries, with the US in 28th. More...
EP-Nuffic is organising three alumni events in Northern America this May. The events in New York, Boston and Toronto aim to establish and strengthen ties with alumni of Dutch higher education institutions in the United States and Canada. The Holland Alumni Association Canada will also be officially launched. More...
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