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Leaving Lynda.com
Some colleges cancel their contracts with online education provider Lynda.com after double-digit price hikes, saying the company is pricing itself out of the higher education market.
Mass. boards OK college prep plan
The state’s two education boards have approved a plan to expand the early college high school program ...
FBI sends out warning about scam targeting college job seekers
OSU senior Stephanie Hanson checks twice before taking any job offer that seems to good to be true.
How the world passed a carbon threshold and why it matters
Last year marked the first time in several million years that atmospheric concentrations of CO2 passed 400 parts per million.
Atlanta University Center to fight crime with cameras
The Atlanta University Center Consortium Council of Presidents and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed will unveil a new network of surveillance cameras on Tuesday morning.
Higher Ed and the Wall
Some college leaders are concerned about the symbolic impact of Trump’s proposed wall on collaborations and exchange, even as many wait to see what, if any, practical effects it might have.
Despite closure of Arizona Tech, V’ACTE to expand programs
In the short term, the recent closure of Cottonwood’s Arizona Technical College will affect expansion of some centralized programs by Valley Academy for Career and Technology and Education.
Sustainability needs leaders motivated by a compelling purpose
In business school, the classmates who stood out fell into three categories: investors; combiners; and entrepreneurs.
Women in STEM ‘more likely to burn out’
Women working in university science departments report higher levels of job-related burnout than men, suggests new research.
