Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. In 2008, officials at Barnard College surveyed campus stakeholders to assess the climate of diversity and inclusiveness at the institution. More...
Heidelberg announces new dining service partnership
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Heidelberg University has entered into a long-term contract with Parkhurst Dining to manage the University’s food service and catering operations, President Robert H. Huntington has announced. More...
What students can learn by writing for Wikipedia
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Fake news has been, well, in the news a lot lately. But for the world's largest crowdsourced encyclopedia, it's nothing new. More...
Hot topics in higher ed law
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Despite the uncertainties of how the Trump administration may approach federal regulations affecting higher education institutions, there are some areas that community colleges must address no matter what, such as overtime regulations and compliance, Title IX enforcement and sexual harassment. More...
Higher ed pushes for more control over personnel decisions
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. University officials say that if you compare funding now to 1997, after factoring in inflation, the state appropriation to higher ed has just 45 percent of the buying power it did 20 years ago. More...
Lone hacker Rasputin breaches 60 universities
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. A hacker has compromised at least 60 universities and US government organizations, utilzing SQL injections as his weapon of choice. More...
Palomar College offers free tuition
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Palomar College wants incoming students to go to school for free. The north San Diego County community college announced its Palomar Promise program Wednesday. More...
New SAT security steps — enough to stymie cheating?
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The College Board, owner of the SAT, is taking new security measures to try to stem cheating in the United States and abroad, calling them “the most robust and direct actions taken by a college entrance exam provider.” But critics say the action isn’t enough to stop cheaters, especially those overseas, where security problems have been ongoing for years. More...
VitalSource announces intent to acquire Verba
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. VitalSource Technologies LLC, Ingram Content Group’s global leader in digital education content delivery, today announced that it has entered into a Letter of Intent to acquire Verba Software, Inc., a San Francisco-based company dedicated to using technology to support campus bookstores and help students save money on course materials. More...
State’s troubled financial-aid program for middle-class students
Submitted by Tim Goral. The $300 state grant Devon Graves got his senior year at Cal Poly Pomona was only enough for gas and groceries — it didn’t make his $20,000 in student loans any easier to manage. Still, it meant a lot to the teen from Murrieta, a commuter town on the edge of Riverside County. More...