Technology & the Community College
The economic slump's enrollment surge is coming up against shrinking tech budgets. But community colleges continue to find ways to deploy advanced technology to attract students whose expectations have not waned one whit.
By Rama Ramaswami
Once viewed as inferior alternatives to four-year institutions, two-year colleges are now enjoying a spike in popularity--and are investing in technology to meet the growing demand.
eCommerce
More and more institutions of higher education are calling on outsourced solution providers, to augment eCommerce revenue streams and provide new benefits, too.
By Matt Villano
Savvy colleges and universities are turning to outsourced-- or hosted-- solutions to augment eCommerce revenue streams and provide new benefits, too.
Advancement & Development
We face tough economic challenges, but cyber and other options abound for innovative fundraisers and technologists.
By Matt Villano
Web 2.0 apps, e-mail marketing products, and enterprise-level solutions can help institutions "grab" donors and dollars, despite the economic downturn.
Your Career
Will that data breach be the end of your career? Managing information security in higher ed requires more than just technical expertise, especially when the heat is cranked up.
By Dian Schaffhauser
Will that data breach be the end of your career? Managing information security in higher ed requires more than just technical expertise, especially when the heat is cranked up.
Seen & Heard
Got the blues about freshman lecture fall-off? Take a tip from MIT, and think TEAL.
By Katherine Grayson
In mid January, The New York Times outed MIT's TEAL initiative, and large lectures (for freshmen, at least) took a hit they may not recover from. Thank God.
Trendspotter
CT asked three education pros familiar with the vagaries of college choice: Can Web 2.0 applications and social software help prospective students get a more accurate picture of colleges and universities before they choose? Where should this information originate?