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Blackboard Will Offer a Free Platform to Professors
Blackboard has made its name on selling Blackboard Learn, its industry-leading learning management system (LMS), to universities. But professors will...
Bill Would Force U. of Iowa to Sell Jackson Pollock Painting
The chair of the Iowa House Appropriations Committee has introduced a bill to force the University of Iowa to sell...
Thousands of Michigan Students Will Lose Food Stamps
Michigan is tightening the rules of Food Stamp eligibility to bar up to 20,000 college students from the program, The...
Report Finds Green Funds Increasing; Investment Returns Strong
Colleges' “green revolving-funds” -- money set aside to provide up-front capital for investments that reduce environmental impact, such as light...
Community Colleges May Collaborate to Save on Health Insurance
Eleven community colleges in Illinois are considering a plan to join forces on health insurance so that their larger pool...
Connecticut Governor Seeks Higher Ed Governance Overhaul
Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy on Wednesday proposed an overhaul of governance of higher education. He would create a single...
Report Questions Validity of Measures of Students' Need for Remediation
The predictive value of the tests that most community colleges use to decide which students should need developmental courses before...
U. of Kentucky's Tribute to Coal
When the University of Kentucky announced that its new basketball dormitory would be named, at the request of donors with...