higher education
Globe University rolls out innovation over Cisco WLAN
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For the past 125 years, Globe University has focused on hands-on training to ensure the career success of students offering associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees,...
The Not-So-Silent Revolution: The Internet of Everything in Higher Education
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Change has come slowly to higher education. This is understandable given the relative success that the American university system has had in granting four-year degrees that have helped students garner higher long-term earnings. Regardless, the traditional university system is facing crushing pressure from increasing student loan debt, rising costs, and expectations of hyper-connected students who […]
#HigherEdThursdays – Using Technology to Create Cultural Shifts
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Thank you for being a part of our Higher Ed Thursdays conversations. Today concludes this series, and we’re looking forward to re-starting the discussion near the beginning of the school year. New trends are emerging for the next phase of our discussion, including how to secure your campus environment and intellectual property, how the Internet […]
#HigherEdThursdays – Reinventing the Educational Experience Through Collaboration
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The landscape in higher education continues to change. In September, the U.S. Census Bureau released statistics showing that college enrollment declined for the first time in six years in the fall of 2012. (U.S. Census Bureau, 9/2013), and nearly half of Moody’s rated public and private universities were anticipating total enrollment declines in 2014 (Moody’s […]
#HigherEdThursdays – How to Prepare a College Campus for A New Era of Innovation
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Published June 18 at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/impactx/ Imagine what a university could and should look like in several years. What will our students be learning? How will they be learning? What tools will they need in this future education? Those questions, and many more, were asked as our team began the process of upgrading the San Jose […]
#HigherEdThursdays – Cybersecurity for Higher Education: Is your network protected?
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Cybersecurity is a hot topic and a major concern for all organizations. No one is immune, and indeed, higher education institutions can fall victim to large breaches as well. In fact, according to PrivacyRights.org, below are a few examples from the last 6 months: Date Name Records Lost 22-Apr-14 Iowa State University 29,780 27-Mar-14 The […]
#HigherEdThursdays: The Unique Nature of the American Research University
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To understand the unique nature of the American Research University, public or private, it is important to have some historical context of the Academic Research Enterprise. As America pursued economic growth and other national goals, its research universities emerged as a major national asset — perhaps even its most potent one. This did not happen […]
#HigherEdThursdays – Meeting the Community College Boom
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For the past five years we’ve witnessed a surge in demand for community colleges across the U.S. The reasons for this demand are varied. There are professionals who have been let go from work, there are adult learners who desire new skills and there are traditional students continuing their education in greater numbers. Much of […]
#HigherEdThursdays: Virtualizing Dual Enrollment
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This time of year is always exciting – with students going off to college, coming home from college, graduating, switching majors and sometimes changing schools. It’s especially exciting when we hear stories like that of the 16 year old Florida student who received her college degree days ahead of her high school diploma. Reading that […]