Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The Center for Educational Measurement at Excelsior College and Cengage, an education and technology company, have partnered to launch CourXam, a personalized, portable, and mobile platform for students who are looking for a new way to earn college credit. More...
Can 'slow' education fix our broken college system?
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The academy has moved to the fast lane. Corporatization has sped up the clock, compromising teaching, scholarship and collegiality. The "slow movement" — originating in slow food — challenges the frantic pace and homogenization of contemporary culture. More...
CNY private college leaders pan N.Y. tuition-free program
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. When Le Moyne College President Linda LeMura first learned of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal to provide free tuition at New York's public colleges and universities, she thought it would be an opportunity for the state to strengthen the partnership between public and private schools. More...
Why college presidents are becoming more like corporate CEOs
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. As the University of Virginia begins its search to replace President Teresa A. Sullivan — who announced in January that she’s stepping down next year — it’s likely to find a very different pool of candidates than when the university hired her seven years ago. More...
Maryland announces multi-year partnership with ReplyBuy
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The University of Maryland Athletics Department today announced its decision to structure a long-term partnership with the leading instant mobile sales platform provider ReplyBuy. More...
Legislature needs to invest in higher ed infrastructure
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. As another session of the General Assembly soon draws to a close, it’s worth noting that for the first time in many years the state’s colleges and universities are unified in making a single piece of legislation a top priority — the capital improvement bond bill for higher education (House Bill 3722). More...
Professors are hired to teach, but few are ever taught how
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. If 60 full-time faculty members each retained one additional student per course who would have otherwise dropped out, the college could stand to gain an additional $1.6 million per year in revenue. More...
All Chicago's Urban Prep Academies seniors admitted to college
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Students at Urban Prep Academies are making Chicago proud. For the eighth consecutive year, 100 percent of the school's seniors have been admitted to college. More...
Tech trends sweeping university communities
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Traditional barriers between physical and virtual learning and research must be erased to support a next-generation learning environment. More...
First Amendment advocates give campus speech bill mixed reviews
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. First Amendment watchdogs say a Republican bill that would require University of Wisconsin System officials to punish students and employees who interrupt speeches could help address what they see as growing hostility to opposing ideas among some on college campuses. More...