Tag: Technology: Page 47

Community Colleges

Humanities Majors Don’t Fare as Badly as Portrayed, New Earnings Report Says

People who major in the humanities and social sciences don’t earn as much as their classmates in the physical and natural sciences, math or engineering, but the gap is not as wide as has been portrayed.

January 26, 2014

Students

Mississippi 2-Year Colleges Plan to Rework Remedial Courses

A new structure for remedial courses at Mississippi’s 15 community colleges could help more students graduate more quickly.

January 22, 2014

Students

Cheating Uncovered at Kapiolani Community College

Students in radiologic technology program took advantage of email message that included a photo of the multiple-choice test and answers.

January 21, 2014

Faculty & Staff

In Our MOOC Moment, Public Opinion about Teacher Quality Irrelevant

MOOCs will most likely remain apart of the education landscape as President Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology have urged him to let market forces develop better systems to employ the technology.

January 21, 2014

Faculty & Staff

HBCUs Need to Seek Leaders from Nontraditional Sources

In this environment of limited educational funds, stable leadership is the key to ensuring the health of any university. However, unsteady leadership acutely impacts historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). With the recent departure of Alcorn State University’s former president, M. Christopher Brown, another HBCU has seen a change in leadership. Unfortunately, some of these […]

January 19, 2014

Students

NC Endowment Offers $10M to Improve College Access

RALEIGH, N.C.—A North Carolina endowment is giving $10 million to improve access to higher education for low-income students in rural North Carolina high schools.

January 16, 2014

Students

Obama Administration: End Zero Tolerance

The wide-ranging series of guidelines issued Wednesday in essence tells schools that they must adhere to the principle of fairness and equity in student discipline or face strong action if they don’t.

January 8, 2014

Home

LSU Testing Use of Drones in Agriculture

LSU AgCenter researchers are examining the possibility of using unmanned drones to help farmers monitor their crops from the air.

January 5, 2014

Community Colleges

GED Test Overhauled; Some States Opt for New Exam

The General Educational Development (GED) test, for decades the brand name for the high school equivalency exam, is about to undergo some changes.

January 1, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Ohio State to Invest $200M to Create Arts District

Ohio State University wants to invest as much as $200 million over the next decade to create an arts district with a goal of helping make Columbus a world-class arts destination.

December 30, 2013

Students

University of Minnesota to Offer Gender-neutral Student Housing

The University of Minnesota is preparing to offer gender-neutral housing at its Twin Cities campus.

December 29, 2013

Sports

Every Student Needs a Success Plan

Is it OK to just put our goals and dreams on auto pilot and think that we will achieve them? Of course not.

December 26, 2013