When I was a student in the 1970s and 1980s, it was not uncommon for male professors to use their classroom authority to initiate sexual relations with their students. More...
Internet2, Mythics to bring Oracle Cloud to universities nationwide
Mythics, Inc. an award-winning consulting firm, managed services provider and Platinum level member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), today announced it entered into an agreement with Internet2 to launch a provisional service as part of the Internet2 Cloud Services Program. More...
The coming tidal wave of higher education disruption
The educational environment has seen a dramatic shift to reflect the evolution of technology. What if the next step was to take the familiarity of a classroom and turn that into virtual reality. More...
America is more diverse than ever before, but its schools are growing more segregated
America’s school-age population is more diverse than ever before, reflecting the demographic shift rapidly taking place in our country. America’s schools, however, are more segregated than they have been for decades. More...
Community colleges in Southwest Virginia sobered by retention report
A stark trend in statewide community college student retention and degree completion was given quantifiable meaning last week when the commonwealth’s Joint Legislative Audit & Review Commission released a report detailing how and at what rate students are slipping through academic cracks. More...
The early decision racket, redux
To take your mind off politics, at least politics of the national-election variety, let’s take a look back on some of the oddities of the American college-admissions process, for which millions of families are gearing up right now. More...
A Stanford-born company is equipping India’s youth for well-paid tech jobs
An online search led him to Udacity, a global for-profit educational organisation whose online academy he joined post-class 11. With relatives lending a helping hand, Saha took two Android Developer courses, or nanodegrees, over eight months. More...
Pressure to win comes early for some college coaches
If you own a car with heated seats, then you know how it feels. Things can get warm awfully quick. More...
Drew lowers tuition by 20 percent
Drew University (www.drew.edu) today announced it will lower its tuition by 20%—from $48,336 this year to $38,668 next year—rolling it back to 2010 and narrowing the gap between its “sticker price” and the amount many families pay after financial aid. More...
White House, black college heads to meet amid strained ties
The presidents of historically black colleges and universities are making their second visit to the White House this year amid strains with the Trump administration over promises unkept. More...