“5G is coming.” We’ve heard it repeated by telecom giants and smartphone OEMs for years now. The fifth-generation network promises lightning fast download speeds, an IoT revolution, and rapid streaming with essentially zero latency,…
Senate Republicans Propose $29 Billion for Higher Ed
Senate Republicans in their opening bid for negotiations with Democrats over the next coronavirus aid package proposed giving colleges and universities an additional $29 billion in aid, which is a figure American Federation of Teachers president…
Report Assesses Challenges and Opportunity of Blockchain in…
The American Council on Education published a report today on the use of blockchain in higher education, the result of a six-month study funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The report is based on…
Public colleges face looming financial blow from state…
Financial pain from the coronavirus pandemic is hitting the nation’s colleges and universities hard, and Northwest Missouri State University is no exception. John Jasinski, president of the four-year institution, which enrolls more than 7,000 students…
The partisan rift over college will haunt us
The democratization of American higher education was one of the vibrant, if hard-won, victories of the 20th century in the United States. Thanks especially to public colleges and universities (including community colleges), but also due…