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5/21/2013
Technomad comes to InfoComm 2013 with new upgrades to its PowerChiton series of outdoor, weatherproof amplifier modules and breakout box accessories, giving end users and systems integrators more audio options for stadiums, resorts and other outdoor venues and facilities.
5/21/2013
Inceptia, a division of NSLP, announced an enhancement to its default prevention solutions with the addition of its new Default Prevention and Management Plan offering. The Default Prevention and Management Plan is an evolution of the more than 25-years of sound, proven default reduction and repayment outreach solutions developed by NSLP.
5/21/2013
Exinda, a global provider of next-generation WAN optimization and Network Control solutions, announced a call for participation in the first vendor-driven advisory group aimed at addressing critical issues that impact networks at K-12 and Higher Education institutions around the world.
5/21/2013
CRM company TargetX, a leading provider of customer relationship management technology to higher education, has added to the growing list of colleges who rely on its cloud-based system to improve their student recruiting.
5/21/2013
The writer, a professor of history emeritus at SUNY/Albany, says that although most faculty at public universities have many years of graduate education, doctoral degrees, publications, and years of teaching experience, their compensation pales in comparison to that of administrators.
5/21/2013
With the average debt load of new college grads at a stomach-churning $35,200, the Georgia Institute of Technology is rolling out an alternative: A three-year master’s degree in computer science that can be earned entirely online — and that will cost less than $7,000.
5/21/2013
MOOCs are being touted as the future of secondary education, and many proponents argue that the MOOC model may solve the U.S. shortage of technical workers. Skeptics, however, question the quality of the training provided by such online education courses.
5/21/2013
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has formed a task force to review school policies including emergency planning after the Boston Marathon bombings, which have led to criminal charges against four former students, including the surviving alleged bomber.
5/21/2013
CU Boulder research faculty have been making names for themselves, which benefits the school, but also attracts attention from other schools. Forty-eight faculty and staff members were approached this year by other schools regarding jobs, making the campus a "target-rich environment."
5/20/2013
Wausau’s SuperWall SSG is available in four depths: 6-3/4, 7-3/4, 8-3/4 and 10-3/4 inches and accepts standard, structural silicone, insulating glass units. Narrow 2-1/2-inch mullions are matched by inside and outside 90-degree corner profiles, to maximize the opening for daylight and views.
5/20/2013
UCF-REC is part of a national effort to provide technical assistance to primary care providers in Central Florida who are to become meaningful users of electronic health records.
5/20/2013
“At a time when corporations, homeowners and even local governments are refinancing at historically low interest rates and saving millions of dollars, students and families who take out loans to pay for college are getting left behind," Gillibrand said. "Ensuring that our graduates are not saddled with unmanageable debt by keeping interest rates low is just common sense."
5/20/2013
Guidance is in short supply at California's community colleges, where funding for advising, tutoring and other student support services was chopped in half during the economic downturn. But Professor Claudio Duran and his students found a low-cost solution to help aspiring transfers find their way: a support group.
5/20/2013
Commencing in July, end-users will be presented with a full line of Polaroid surveillance solutions that foster improved ease of operation, including short training sessions, bringing “user-friendly” to new heights. For instance, the Polaroid VMS is compatible with over 1800+ cameras from 80 different manufacturers.
5/20/2013
It found that hundreds of public and private colleges expect the neediest students to pay an amount that is equal to or more than their families’ yearly earnings. At the same time, the schools are offering more merit aid, based on such factors as a student’s academic achievement, to attract the students they most desire.

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