Educause: Information Security Leads Top IT Concerns

CIOs and other IT leaders in higher education are more concerned about information security than any other issue that arises for them, according to Educause's latest review of top IT issues, issued earlier today.

State of Union Less Fiery, More Forward-Looking

President Barack Obama used his eighth and final State of the Union address to remind Congress and the viewing American public that he would continue his "fight" this year to implement free community college "for every responsible student." He also gave a plug for a major success of his administration: a record-setting number of high school graduations.

Report Lays out Role of Community Colleges in Building 'Green' Workforce

Community colleges are positioning themselves to become the launch pad for a new wave of graduates pursuing "green" careers in fields as diverse as efficient transport, smart buildings, energy storage and climate-change habitat restoration projects. A new report from Jobs for the Future and the National Wildlife Federation offers recommendations for how those programs can be scaled to reach 20 million students with "sustainability knowledge" and skills by 2025.

Campus Fundraising Becomes Social

Increasingly, social media and crowdsourcing is being used by schools to call out to alumni, share community stories and, most importantly spark donations.

U Nebraska-Lincoln Opens High-Tech Learning Commons

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has opened a new high-tech gathering place where students can study and collaborate 24 hours a day.

U Central Florida Updates Blended Learning MOOC

The University of Central Florida and Educause will partner in the fourth version of a massive open online course on blended learning.

Pearson Playbook Lays out CBE Workstreams

Pearson Education has published a freely available online "playbook" that provides an overview of the "many moving parts and dependencies" that make up CBE program development.

U Notre Dame, SynGlyphX Partner on Enrollment Data Visualization Tool

The University of Notre Dame has partnered with SynGlyphX, a provider of interactive data visualization and discovery technology, to develop an interactive data visualization software tool designed for enrollment management and admissions offices.

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