Construction on The Knight Campus for Accelerated Scientific Impact is due to start next spring. Phil and Penny Knight donated $500 million to the U of O towards its development and construction. More...
Workforce concerns in cybersecurity
Making baccalaureates the minimum degree requirement for even entry-level jobs is, in part, feeding the shortage of skilled workers in the cybersecurity industry, a panel of higher education and business and industry leaders told lawmakers at a House joint subcommittee hearing on Tuesday. More...
Institutions worldwide building inclusive digital learning environments with Blackboard Ally
More than 250 institutions worldwide are partnering with Blackboard to provide support for teaching students of all learning styles and abilities. These colleges and universities are giving their students access to more accessible digital course content through Blackboard Ally, a revolutionary solution that helps make course content more accessible for all learners. More...
Post University partners with Campus Management
With a focus on personalizing the student journey, Post University selected the enterprise suite of solutions from Campus Management to reach and engage constituents. Campus Management and Post University have a shared vision for engaging students throughout their lifecycle to create lifetime learners. More...
Should students’ money be paying for controversial speakers, programs?
Katherine Kerwin didn’t like to see a portion of the student fees she pays being spent to bring conservative speaker Ben Shapiro to the University of Wisconsin. More...
N.J. colleges, universities to oversee talent development centers
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWD) has named Rutgers University, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Camden County College, Rowan College at Burlington County, Rowan College at Gloucester County, and the New Jersey Institute of Technology as the recipients of $8.4 million in state grants to oversee the state’s Talent Development Centers (TDC) – creating innovative career pathways and apprenticeships in the Garden State’s seven key industries. More...
DeVos may only partly forgive some student loans
The U.S. Education Department (ED) is considering only partially forgiving federal loans for students defrauded by for-profit colleges, according to department officials, abandoning the Obama administration’s policy of erasing that debt. More...
Revised data shows community colleges have been underappreciated
A college degree is the key to unlocking many of the best careers in the modern labor market. But more than 20 million working-age adults in the United States are college dropouts, failed in some way by institutions that collectively receive hundreds of billions of dollars in public funding every year. More...
CDI launches Google Expeditions Virtual Reality Kits to schools
Virtual reality technology shows great promise in education, especially for STEM-related subjects, but it’s been cost-prohibitive for schools. In an effort to make virtual reality accessible to all educators and students, CDI Computer Dealers has launched Google Expeditions Virtual Reality Kits. More...
WVU researching new ways to enhance online technology
Students and professors at WVU’s Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources are researching new ways to enhance the online and learning experience of West Virginians. More...