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WVU to launch hybrid car share program

West Virginia University students who don’t have a car on campus will soon have another option besides hoofing it. According to newsday.com,  WVU plans to launch a new hourly rental car program, providing hybrid cars to students and academic departments at locations around campus. © Copyright 2005 by DiverseEducation.com

August 3, 2009

Community Colleges

Colleges going paperless in attracting students

Riverland Community College’s “Programs of Study” publication looks like a notebook and makes paper-shuffling sounds when its pages are turned. The sights and sounds, however, all are through a computer via Riverland’s Web site and the ePaperFlip software for publications.  According to the Austin-Post Bulletin, it’s one of the ways Riverland, like many other colleges, […]

July 30, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Indiana University Expects Smaller Freshman Class

Indiana University officials are expecting several hundred fewer freshmen to show up next month at the Bloomington campus than last year’s record-largest freshman class. According to the Indianapolis Business Journal, officials expect about 7,100 freshmen when the fall semester starts in late August. IU vice provost Roger Thompson said that would be a good enrollment […]

July 26, 2009

HBCUs

Unparalleled Challenges

From keeping pace with technology to helping students finance their educations, four presidents discuss meeting head-on the multitude of challenges that HBCUs face in the 21st century.

June 10, 2009

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Professional Appoitments

DR. MICHAEL A. ELAM is president of Texas College. He previously served as president for student development at Daytona State College. Elam earned a bachelor’s and master’s from Howard University, and a doctorate from Nova Southeastern University. DR. NADA MARIE ASSAF-ANID is dean of the School of Engineering and Computing Sciences at the New York […]

May 13, 2009

Faculty & Staff

Cutting Costs, Improving Learning

Despite a decade-long track record, many academics are still skeptical of the technology-fueled course redesign movement.

April 29, 2009

Latinx

Hard-fought MSI Technology Plan Needs Jump Start

After much work to get MSIs more technology funding, advocates face tough budget climate.

March 19, 2009

Students

IT: Intellectually Taxing?

At least one professor worries about the intellectual impact of some student-directed uses of technology.

March 19, 2009

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Increasing Access and Relevance in Distance Education

Distance education is now well accepted as high-quality higher education, although as with traditional campuses, the quality of different programs varies widely.

March 19, 2009

Faculty & Staff

Redefining Teacher Education Programs for the 21st Century

Failure to revisit professional development in light of new technology could render teacher training programs obsolete.

March 19, 2009

Students

Is the Internet Stupefying Students?

At least one professor worries about the intellectual impact of some student-directed uses of technology.

March 18, 2009

Students

Perspectives: Developing Successful and Effective Online Courses

This week, Diverse Online is running a series of stories on technology and distance learning to complement the March 19 Technology edition.

March 15, 2009