By Laura Devaney. For institutions eager to help their students not only leap into the job market, but enter a future-proof career, these fields of study are wise investments. More...
14 mai 2016
14 mai 2016
Can Facebook boost MOOC retention?
By Laura Devaney. A new study on MOOC course design reveals that students prefer Facebook’s collaboration and interaction features to those of built-in MOOC communication tools. More...
14 mai 2016
Senators fight for a vote on campus rape bill
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. A bipartisan group of senators tried to generate momentum Tuesday for a vote on their legislation reforming how colleges handle sexual assault. More...
14 mai 2016
What workplaces gain when employees go back to school
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Can a corporation do right by its workers and boost its bottom line?
A welter of companies have in the past few years made big media splashes about their programs to underwrite the college educations of their workers. While Starbucks, JetBlue, and Fiat-Chrysler are some of the largest to announce their postsecondary plans for employees, the benefit exists at roughly 60 percent of all U.S. companies. More...
14 mai 2016
State council caps college tuition increases
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. As college campuses face budgetary uncertainty and shortfalls, the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education announced Tuesday it would limit tuition increases at eight state universities for the upcoming school year. More...
14 mai 2016
Electrical technology teems with opportunities
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Employers are hot to hire graduates from San Jacinto College's Electrical Technology program. Last year, businesses quickly hired 100 percent of the graduates. More...
14 mai 2016
Shifting gaps in educational attainment among students of different incomes
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. A new NYU Steinhardt study published in the journal AERA Open looks at income-based gaps in educational attainment. While the difference in high school graduation rates between high- and low-income students shrunk, inequality may have shifted to higher education, with gaps growing in college attendance and completion. More...
14 mai 2016
Universities, labs show off promising technology
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. About 200 investors, entrepreneurs and technology transfer professionals listened to appeals on Tuesday from innovators at New Mexico’s major research institutions for funding and assistance to take new technologies to market. More...
14 mai 2016
Moving from academia to successful biotech: Optimizing tech transfer
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. University tech transfer offices play a central role in the biotech ecosystem, as the successful commercialization of an academic discovery is the aspiration of many young startups. Navigating–and optimizing–this tech transfer process is therefore critical to the health of the biotech sector. More...
14 mai 2016
New tech program aims to recruit minority middle school boys
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. A new technology education program at the University of the District of Columbia will help 100 minority middle school boys learn 3-D modeling and app development and will expose them to future career opportunities in the tech sector. More...
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