Universities in the U.S., UK, Australia and other countries may have been unknowingly collaborating with China’s military. More...
NJEdge partners with SHI International
NJEdge, a statewide Research and Education Network, has awarded an RFP to SHI International Corp (SHI) to provide access to Microsoft’s technology solutions and services for education and public sector organizations, including state and local government, K-12 schools, and higher education institutions. More...
Cengage partners with MobLab
Cengage, an education and technology company, is partnering with MobLab, a provider of online games and experiments for Business and Economics, to incorporate application-based games into MindTap for Economics learning experiences. More...
Southern Illinois University starts marijuana, hemp research
Southern Illinois University is creating new programs for students who want to know more about marijuana. More...
Rewriting the fashion education curriculum at Columbia College Chicago
On an urban campus situated on the South Loop of the city sits Columbia College Chicago, a creative, liberal and media arts college that offers a BA in fashion studies with concentrations in either merchandising or product development, and a BFA in fashion design. More...
To understand the high cost of colleges, think of them as investment banks
A report released last month by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, an intergovernmental contingent focused on economic progress, found that the United States spends spend twice as much on higher education each year—about $30,000 per student—than any other country in the world. More...
Roosevelt announces successful debt restructuring with Preston Hollow Capital
Roosevelt University, a leading higher education institution dedicated to social justice and to making higher education available to all students who qualify academically, regardless of their background, today announced that it has completed a successful debt restructuring that provides significant relief from debt service obligations and allows the University to reallocate funds towards completion of its turnaround plan. More...
College might push back on 'unconstitutional prayer' complaint
Muskegon Community College might fight to keep its commencement prayer tradition. More...
Higher ed cautiously begins to train cannabis industry leaders
Higher education institutions, especially those receiving federal funding, have been proceeding cautiously. For example, both University of Washington and Washington State University have issued guidance limiting cannabis research. More...
Managing ResNet bandwidth
Many higher ed institutions are adding more Wi-Fi access points, setting usage limits or resorting to throttling—slowing down connectivity to control video streaming, a major source of bandwidth consumption. More...