Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (A-B Tech) in North Carolina was devastated by a fatal overdose on campus last month. More...
Department of Higher Ed offers online support for Missouri students
The Missouri Department of Higher Education launched a new website last week intended to make information about planning, paying for and finishing a post-secondary program. More...
IT Training Solutions rebrands as Stronger International, Inc.
IT Training Solutions, a leading provider of cyber security consulting and onsite, live-remote and virtual training announced today a rebranding of the company under the name Stronger International, Inc. More...
Robots and streaming goggles UWSP
On the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point campus there is an entire room aimed at tackling the future. We're not talking about space travel but rather the innovation behind the technology. More...
Colleges, employers want female engineers: Where are they?
Local universities are welcoming slightly more female engineering students this year, but some college administrators say high profile displays of sexism at employers like recently happen at Google are deterring women from choosing the major. More...
An educator makes the case that higher learning needs to grow up
American higher education still operates on a model of academic disciplines, lecture-driven teaching and ubiquitous testing that was put in place in the 19th century. Society, economy, technology and careers have all changed dramatically. More...
Clarion announces opioid treatment specialist certificate
In response to the growing opioid epidemic in Pennsylvania and in the nation, Clarion University College of Health and Human Services announced today that it has developed an opioid treatment specialist certificate, which will be offered online, beginning this fall. More...
Apple’s new direction in education: Curriculum
For this school year, Apple’s App Development with Swift curriculum will be offered in more than 30 community colleges across the country. This offering will help students learn to build apps, preparing them for careers in software development and information technology. More...
Blacks, Hispanics are more underrepresented at top colleges than 35 years ago
Even after decades of affirmative action, black and Hispanic students are more underrepresented at the nation’s top colleges and universities than they were 35 years ago, according to a New York Times analysis. More...
Paying former gang members to go to college?
Who would pay former gang members to help them go to college? A program in Dorchester, a neighborhood in Boston, is doing just that — and for some of its students, it seems to be working. More...