Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Colleges are all about preparing students for the working world. So now that major employers, from Bank of America to Target, require employees to wear fitness trackers, it makes sense that universities would follow along. More...
Teacher Summer Bootcamp designed to battle state shortage
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. California is facing a critical teacher shortage, and Fresno State’s Kremen School of Education and Human Development is stepping up to the challenge with a new program -- the Fast Track Teacher Internship Summer Bootcamp -- that will give temporary permit teachers a head start on their internship before they are hired. More...
CampusBird adds real-time parking feed to interactive campus map
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. CampusBird, developer of a powerful interactive campus map and media platform, announced today the integration of a data feed providing campus visitors with real-time information about parking lot occupancy. More...
N.Y. Senate Democrats turn attention to college affordability
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. State Senate Democrats will unveil on Monday a 15-point college accessibility initiative they say could stem rising higher education costs while also helping students graduate on time. More...
University expenses will go online in Ohio
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The expenses of some Ohio universities, from the president's office to the athletic department, will soon be available online at ohiocheckbook.com. More...
Gale delivers new class of student research product
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, has released Gale Researcher, a new research platform that demonstrates the company’s unique ability to create products that tie directly to classroom learning and drive greater collaboration between librarians and faculty. More...
Colleges use Snapchat to attract prospective students
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. When Alex Cosentino visited the campus of the University of South Carolina earlier this year, the 18-year-old looked beyond the brochures and tour guides for a glimpse of what the school is really like. His source? The social media platform Snapchat. More...
Global ed-tech event coming to London in June
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. EdTechXEurope, now in its fourth year, will attract over 800 attendees from 50 countries and host more than 150 speakers to showcase educational technology innovations and perspectives from around the world, June 15-16 in London. More...
Duke University to build $62M hotel on west campus
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Duke University plans to develop a $62 million hotel on its west campus in Durham. More...
The foster care system is pushing students into homelessness
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Zulema Meza stays intermittently in an assortment of residences while earning her basic emergency techincian’s degree at Delgado Community College in New Orleans. More...