By - . These were just three common must-haves when implementing a video platform across campus, cited by three massive universities during Internet2’s 2015 Global Summit on the topic “Collaboration through interactive and streaming video across the academic world.” More...
By - . A new report from 2Revolutions, EDUCAUSE, and Next Generation Learning Challenges has proposed a highly detailed framework for building and sustaining a culture of innovation in higher education. More...
By . About 21 million of children and adolescents across the Middle East and North Africa region are either out of school or at risk of dropping out, according to a recent joint report by UNICEF and UNESCO. More...
By . The United States and Egypt announced a multi-million dollar higher education initiative at a long-delayed launch event Sunday, marking a milestone for educational ties between the two nations and expanding academic opportunities for Egyptian students to study at home and abroad. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. Today, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) launched Whispercast 3.0, an update to its free, self-service platform for organizations to easily discover, procure, manage and distribute digital content to nearly any device. Since launch, Whispercast has been adopted by more than 130 of the 250 largest school districts in the U.S., including Cypress-Fairbanks ISD and Prince William County Public Schools. Over 2,400 higher education organizations—including 24 of the 30 largest in the U.S.—also use Whispercast, including The University of Texas at Austin, Santa Barbara Business College, and Seton Hall University. More...
By Jill Barshay. Here’s an unusual case where scholarly research is producing a clear conclusion: online instruction at community colleges isn’t working. Yet policymakers are continuing to fund programs to expand online courses at these schools, which primarily serve low-income minority students, and community college administrators are planning to offer more and more of them. More...
By . As Senate leaders press for lower student costs, Ohio’s public and private universities are sparring over how the state should divide grant money for low-income students in the new two-year state budget. More...
By . Less than a third of California's Latino high school graduates pass courses required to enter a four- year state university, jeopardizing the state's future workforce and economy, a report released Wednesday said.
The report by the Campaign for College Opportunity examines how the 15 million Latinos living in California are faring in the state's college and university systems. The campaign is a coalition of social justice, business and higher education groups and foundations whose mission is to preserve access to college education in the state. More...
By . Hillary Clinton will soon roll out a detailed plan to tackle student loan debt, an issue that is quickly gaining steam in the emerging Democratic presidential primary, her campaign tells msnbc.
Clinton has been under pressure from liberals to address the issue in the face of rising debt loads, with many hoping she will embrace the idea of debt-free college education. Her campaign says she will, but specifics will have to wait. More...
By . After years of criticism, the women's college has formally changed its admission policy. Smith College has formally changed its admission policy to be inclusive of trans-feminine people.
The prestigious women's college, which in the past has come under fire for refusing to admit trans students, released an announcement this week clarifying that it will consider any applicant who identifies as a woman. More...
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