The Encyclopedia of Babel
Wikipedia has been growing in authority — and a new paper shows that scholars are studying and citing it, as well as writing for it. Scott McLemee hits “view source.”SOURCE: Inside Higher Ed Read the Full Article
Archive for the ‘Higher Education’ Category
The Relationship between Scholarships and Student Success: An Art and Design Case Study
The majority of studies investigating financial predictors of student success in higher education focus on liberal art schools and have investigated a limited number of conditioning variables in analyses. This study adds to the literature by exploring financial predictors of student success through a unique sample of students from an art and design college and […]
Social Networking Nudge
A recent survey by the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth found that 98 percent of higher ed institutions are on Facebook, and 84 percent are on Twitter.SOURCE: Inside Higher Ed Read the Full Article
Photonic neuron may compute a billion times faster than brain circuits
The name of the project — “photonic neuron” — was catchy enough, but what really caught Mitchell Nahmias’ attention was the opportunity to combine his interests in engineering and neuroscience.SOURCE: Princeton UniversityRead the Full Story
Universities Start Effort to Extend Broadband to Local Communities
Twenty-nine universities across the country have started a project to extend their high-speed networks to surrounding communities. SOURCE: The Chronicle of Higher EducationRead the Full Article
Open Source for the Back Office
Management software rarely gets the Hollywood treatment. But earlier this month, Cornell University held a premiere for its new financial management system, complete with a two-story projection screen.SOURCE: Inside Higher EducationRead the Full Article
Assessing Retention in Online Learning: An Administrative Perspective
Abstract As the growth of online programs continues to rapidly accelerate, concern over the retention of the online learner is increasing. Educational administrators at institutions offering online courses, those fully online or brick and mortars, are eager to promote student achievement. Retention is critically important, not just for student success, but also for the success […]
A Partial G.I. Bill Fix
WASHINGTON — Veterans currently attending private colleges and universities that charge more than $17,500 in tuition and fees wouldn’t see their tuition spike next month after all, under a change to the Post-9/11 G.I. SOURCE: Inside Higher EdRead the Full Article
The Problem With In-State Tuition
This past April, the Colorado House Education Committee rejected a bill that would have granted the children of undocumented state residents in-state university tuition.SOURCE: The Chronicle of Higher EducationRead the Full Article
School districts’ financial woes likely to continue, professor says
University Park, Pa. — School districts nationwide are experiencing unprecedented financial hardships, and the situation is likely to worsen in the coming years, according to a Penn State researcher.SOURCE: Pennsylvania State UniversityRead the Full Article