Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The complex of plastic-covered greenhouses just off Route 220 could belong to any rural American roadside farm stand. More...
Michigan's construction industry touts building trades
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Career paths in Michigan should more frequently involve skilled trades apprentice training, according to a recent report that details the benefits of the programs. More...
Globally engaged higher ed institutions must innovate, embrace technology
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The Forum convened faculty, students and administrators to discuss challenges and opportunities to improve the use of technology to teach, to collaborate, and to include a diversity of students, faculty, and staff in achieving the mission of education the next generation of global leaders. More...
Another tuition hike likely for ECC students
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Tuition currently is $4,733 per year – 43 percent more than in 2010, which is the last time that ECC students did not see a year-to-year tuition hike. A 3 percent increase for 2017-18 would push tuition to $4,875. More...
The path to higher education with an intellectual disability
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. It’s a scene that takes place across college campuses: two friends exchange knowing glances during history lectures, at basketball games, in line at the dining hall. More...
ASA surpasses goal in White House student debt challenge
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. As part of the White House Student Debt Challenge, American Student Assistance, a private nonprofit dedicated to eliminating finance as a barrier to education and the dreams education enables, achieved nearly 4 million views of its communications around federal income driven repayment (IDR) over the past six months, far surpassing the organization’s original goal of 1 million impressions. More...
Brain boot camp: Tech to accelerate learning
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Neuroscience experts from around the country will develop a low-cost, easy-to-use system — think “learning goggles” — that aims to accelerate learning by stimulating nerves in the head and neck to boost neural activity in the brain. More...
UNT partners with Beijing Normal University
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The continued collaboration between the University of North Texas and Beijing Normal University will result in a joint lab that will focus on smart learning technologies. More...
Campus Management partners with Burning Glass Technologies
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Today during the CampusInsight Annual Users Conference, Campus Management Corp. and Burning Glass Technologies announced their strategic partnership to deliver job market analytics that empower educators and students to make data-driven career decisions. More...
Penn College, faculty union OK contract
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Nearly 300 unionized faculty at Pennsylvania College of Technology will receive a maximum 2 percent annual salary increase over one year of a five-year labor contract. More...