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At a time when consideration of the Trademark Dilution Revision Act has stalled in Congress because of concerns about undue impact on free speech, the recent news that Apple is trying to gain monopoly control over the use of the word “pod†could not have come at a more opportune time. This new Apple campaign […]
According to a recent survey, back-to-school spending on electronics for students in grades kindergarten through 12th grade will reach $3.82 billion, up $1.5 billion from last year. Read the Full Story
It used to be that getting ready for another school year meant buying a few new No. 2 pencils, spiral notebooks and a lunchbox. Not anymore. Young children and teenagers, as well as college students, are going to school with more electronic gadgets than ever. Read the Full Story
Ellen J. Waite-Franzen, the vice president for computing and information services at Brown University, has been named vice president for information technology at Dartmouth. Waite-Franzen will bring more than 10 years of information and technology services experience to her new post, which she will assume on October 15.Read the Full Story
Now that all the kiddies are heading back to school (I’ll miss those three interns!), I thought I’d close this summer with a column that’s more educational than anything else. I’m so involved in online lead generation that I often forget a lot of very smart people don’t understand the differences in most of the […]
Burlington, VT—Congressman Bernie Sanders yesterday held a press conference to discuss the soaring costs of college education, including the impact of recent cuts to student aid enacted by the Republican leadership and his plan to make college education more affordable. University of Vermont’s Dean of Admissions Don Honeman and Bruce Post, director of federal affairs […]
August 15, 2006, Arlington, Va. – Broadband availability in rural areas is comprehensive, and take rates continue to grow in the rural and high-cost areas served by independent communications providers, according to new survey results from the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA). Read the Full Story
As the communications manager for the Admissions Office, Ben Jones shines a light onto a process that can be very dark and stressful.Read the Full Story
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University officials and other dignitaries will cut the ribbon and kick off the first production program on Big Red, the fastest academic supercomputer in the United States, at 11 a.m. on Tuesday (Aug. 22). The ceremony will be held at IU Bloomington’s Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Facility at the Wrubel Computing Center, which […]