Industry News & Opinions from eCampus News:
January 23rd, 2023
It’s no secret that higher education institutions are at risk for severe cyberattacks and data theft. Last year, the New York Times highlighted the “shaky state of student privacy” in the wake of a devastating cyberattack that left the personally identifiable information (PII) of...
How SSI technology keeps students’ information secure
By Piyush Bhatnagar, Vice President, Security Products and Platforms, GCOM
It’s no secret that higher education institutions are at risk for severe cyberattacks and data theft. Last year, the New York Times highlighted the “shaky state of student privacy” in the wake of a devastating cyberattack that left the personally identifiable information (PII) of...
January 19th, 2023
As the first junior college established in Wyoming, Casper College wanted to ensure its diverse student body was not negatively impacted by the state’s connectivity challenges and sought a means to keep students connected no matter where they were....
Casper College bridges the digital divide with a custom mobile app
By Brad Koch, Vice President, Higher Education & Strategy, Open LMS
As the first junior college established in Wyoming, Casper College wanted to ensure its diverse student body was not negatively impacted by the state’s connectivity challenges and sought a means to keep students connected no matter where they were....
January 17th, 2023
Like many other industries, education institutions have significantly ramped up cloud adoption in recent years. For example, Google Classroom gained 40 million users worldwide from 2020 to 2021, bringing its total user base to 150 million....
How to consolidate tech to provide seamless UX and cost savings
By Brad Rosairo, Director of Business Development in the Asia Pacific, BitTitan
Like many other industries, education institutions have significantly ramped up cloud adoption in recent years. For example, Google Classroom gained 40 million users worldwide from 2020 to 2021, bringing its total user base to 150 million....
January 16th, 2023
While colleges and universities nationwide have struggled to enroll students over the past several years, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are seeing a significant increase in application volume and enrollment of Black students....
Students are flocking to HBCUs–here’s why
By Daysha Jackson Sanchez, Vice President of Equity Solutions, Lumen Learning
While colleges and universities nationwide have struggled to enroll students over the past several years, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are seeing a significant increase in application volume and enrollment of Black students....
January 5th, 2023
When it comes to on-time completion, the latest national survey reveals some good news: college completion rates across all types of institutions went up in 2021. Six-year completion rates rose by 1.2 percent and community college completion increased by 1.5 percent. Coming in the...
Overcoming barriers to on-time completion
By Alicia Policinski, CEO and Co-Founder, Quottly
When it comes to on-time completion, the latest national survey reveals some good news: college completion rates across all types of institutions went up in 2021. Six-year completion rates rose by 1.2 percent and community college completion increased by 1.5 percent. Coming in the...
December 13th, 2022
Integrity is the concept of being honorable, reliable, trustworthy. Anyone displaying integrity is a person you can trust without question. Why then, when we apply integrity to examination, don’t examinees have the same automatic positive feeling?...
How to challenge misperceptions around exam integrity
By Kevin Stringfellow, Associate Director of Client Solutions, ExamSoft
Integrity is the concept of being honorable, reliable, trustworthy. Anyone displaying integrity is a person you can trust without question. Why then, when we apply integrity to examination, don’t examinees have the same automatic positive feeling?...
November 22nd, 2022
The recent decline in college enrollment across the country cannot be pinned on a single factor, but rather it represents the accumulated effect of multiple interconnected problems....
How higher ed can turn the tide on enrollment and retention
By Jason S. Smith, Senior Director of Strategic Consulting, Anthology
The recent decline in college enrollment across the country cannot be pinned on a single factor, but rather it represents the accumulated effect of multiple interconnected problems....
November 21st, 2022
Artificial intelligence is one of the most important and transformative technologies of our time. From assisting pathologists and discovering new drugs to recommending products and automating entire factories, more and more organizations are adopting AI to solve some of the world’s most important problems....
AI is the future–is your school ready to teach it?
By Cheryl Martin, Director of Higher Education Research, NVIDIA
Artificial intelligence is one of the most important and transformative technologies of our time. From assisting pathologists and discovering new drugs to recommending products and automating entire factories, more and more organizations are adopting AI to solve some of the world’s most important problems....
November 18th, 2022
As an administrator, you already know that you have to master organizational, time management, and efficiency skills. And if you're in higher education you're having to do that while managing numerous departments, faculty, staff, and student's schedules. And that is a lot....
3 ways to improve time management in an administrative role
By Aye Moah, CEO and Co-Founder, Boomerang
As an administrator, you already know that you have to master organizational, time management, and efficiency skills. And if you're in higher education you're having to do that while managing numerous departments, faculty, staff, and student's schedules. And that is a lot....
November 14th, 2022
I was born six months after Title IX was enacted; I have not known a world in which this civil rights legislation did not exist. I think of it as a bit of unearned good fortune. I know from experience that not everyone feels...
Welcome to middle age, Title IX–good to be here with you
By Holly Rider, Higher Education Impact Team Leader, Vector Solutions
I was born six months after Title IX was enacted; I have not known a world in which this civil rights legislation did not exist. I think of it as a bit of unearned good fortune. I know from experience that not everyone feels...
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