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Stanford University Names First CIO
Harvard Business School CIO Stephen Gallagher to lead Stanford's IT operations, strategic planning
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STEM Majors on Rise even as College Enrollment Shrinks
While all types of institutions have seen drops in enrollment, many STEM programs have seen increases.
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Gaming on Track to Be Classified as Addiction by WHO
Researchers don't agree on the inclusion, but gaming has just been added to the latest draft version of the next International Classification of Diseases.
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Lack of Tech Savvy Holding Back Developmental Ed Efforts
Research released this past fall found that technology is not the silver bullet needed to help students in developmental education — without a few other elements in place as well.
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More and Different Data Needed to Track Quality of STEM Undergrad Education
Improving STEM undergraduate education will require tracking student demographics, instructor use of evidence-based teaching practices, student transfer patterns and other yet-unmeasured dimensions of science, technology, engineering and math education.
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Stackable Credentials May Not Boost Earnings
A new report from the Community College Research Center has suggested that while a college degree or a certificate has an impact on earnings, the impact of stackable credentials is still iffy.
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Purdue Names New Online University
Purdue's New U, the online institution formed from the university's acquisition of Kaplan University, is now going to be called "Purdue University Global."
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3D Printing to Grow by Double Digits Through 2021
The United States will lead spending as it accounts for about a third, $4.1 billion, of the total this year. Western Europe will follow with about $3.5 billion, and China will take the third spot as it spends $1.5 billion.
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Engineering Transition Program Shrinks Cost of Degree
A Texas community college is working with a four-year institution to help students ease the cost of earning their engineering degrees. Houston Community College engineering students can begin their four-year programs through its Texas A&M-Chevron Engineering Academy, which allows them to be co-enrolled in HCC and Texas A&M University. The savings runs to the "tens of thousands of dollars," according to John Vasselli, HCC dean of engineering.
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