Schools.com News
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IBM donates computing cluster to N.Y. college
May 24, 2011According to Union College, the 88-server cluster will give the school the greatest computing capability of any undergraduate liberal arts college in the country.
Experimental psychologist salary & career outlook
May 23, 2011University of Houston launches online master's program in higher education
May 23, 2011The program is designed to meet the needs of working professionals, with all courses taught completely online.
HMH competition looks for ways to transform education
May 20, 2011Ideas can be submitted online for a chance to win up to $100,000.
Space, housing, financial aid still available at colleges and universities
May 19, 2011According to an NACAC survey, at least 279 institutions still have space for qualified freshmen and/or transfer students.
Accounts receivable assistant salary & career outlook
May 18, 2011Learn how much you can expect to earn as an accounts receivable assistant and how to improve your salary potential through education.
IHEP report looks at impact of higher education on U.S. prison population
May 18, 2011According to the report, postsecondary correctional education could help states reduce the chance that incarcerated people will return to prison after they're released.
Child development professor salary & career outlook
May 17, 2011If you want to be a child development professor, be prepared to be an expert in child psychology and know how to run a classroom.
Obama delivers commencement address at Memphis high school
May 17, 2011Booker T. Washington High School was named last week as the winner of the 2011 Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge.
Accounting professor salary & career outlook
May 16, 2011A detailed guide to salary and career potential for accounting professors, an in-demand career field.
Chronicle of Higher Education examines the digital campus
May 16, 2011A special report looks at the ways faculty members, administrators and students are leveraging new and evolving technologies.
Study finds high standards of support at DeVry University
May 13, 2011The Pell Institute says similar schools should consider replicating DeVry's support services for low-income, first-generation college students.
Yale University to share cultural catalog online for free
May 12, 2011More than 250,000 images of items from Yale's museums, archives and libraries can already be viewed online.
Industrial/organizational psychology professor salary & career outlook
May 11, 2011Industrial/organizational psychology professors teach others about the behavior of people within the workplace and conduct research to learn more about workplace dynamics.
NCSA study says schools aren't preparing students for life online
May 11, 2011The study found that U.S. schools aren't sufficiently prepared to teach students basic online safety, security and ethics.
