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Can ‘risk-share’ financial aid models reverse student completion rates?
The Hechinger Report recently wrote about some alarming data from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard that shows 3.9 million students dropped out of college with debt in 2015 and 2016. More...
AT&T donation helps TCAT-S fund data recovery practice
AT&T has donated $3,000 to Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville. The contribution will be used to purchase network storage units for training students to successfully recover from a mock data disaster and practice implementing recovery plans. More...
Has higher ed lost the battle of public perception?
There are a number of reasons why higher education no longer enjoys the level of status and prestige that it once did in American society. More...
As more students say “me too,” accused men are suing for defamation
About a month after her divorce was finalized, a PhD student at Washington University in St. Louis was walking across campus when a stranger approached and asked for her name. More...
Internationals at the college campus career center (or not)
A recent survey by World Education Services (WES) found that more than 40 percent of current international students had not yet used campus career services. More...
EfficientIP selected by Worcester Polytechnic Institute
EfficientIP, a leading provider of network services, today announced Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), an internationally acclaimed private research university in Massachusetts, USA, has selected its SOLIDserver™ DDI (DNS-DHCP-IPAM) solution to streamline its network infrastructure. More...
United colleges learn
As colleges and universities find new ways to partner with each other to improve services and reduce costs, the idea of sharing an LMS is starting to gain traction. More...
Xavier University of Louisiana selects D2L
D2L, the global learning technology leader, today announces that Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) has chosen its Brightspace Learning Management System (LMS) to modernize learning for their diverse teaching and learning environment. More...
Republican proposal could create bigger role for private industry in higher ed
While you were paying attention to the tax bill, Republicans proposed overhauling the student loan program. More...