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Gale Digital Scholar Lab Expands to Help Students Present and Share Digital Humanities Research
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – Gale, part of Cengage Group, has expanded the Gale Digital Scholar Lab (the Lab) platform with ... Read more The post Gale Digital Scholar Lab Expands to Help Students Present and Share Digital Humanities Research appeared first on eCampus News.
Supporting Student-Athletes
In the dynamic world of higher education, the multi-faceted experience of the student-athlete population in today’s landscape cannot be ignored: academics, athletics, and perspective on critical issues. As a first-generation college graduate and a postgraduate student in higher education and student affairs, I reflect on how the landscape of intercollegiate athletics has changed even in my five years as a collegiate softball player. However, there is one thing that remained
Georgians arrested over cross-Europe thefts of rare library books
Suspects alleged to have posed as academics to access books and replace them with copies, says EuropolEurope live – latest updatesPolice have arrested nine Georgians suspected of running a sophisticated criminal operation stealing valuable antique books – including an original Alexander Pushkin manuscript – from national libraries across Europe.Shelves of 19th-century Russian-language literature had been ransacked over two years across several countries and replaced by fakes, Europol, the EU police
Democratizing education: Harnessing AI to break down financial barriers in higher ed
Upon being offered admission to the post-graduate Education Futures - University of Edinburgh program, I was at a pivotal juncture in my academic and professional journey. The post Democratizing education: Harnessing AI to break down financial barriers in higher ed appeared first on eCampus News.
‘This Is Incredibly Scary’: Students Arrested at UT-Austin Protests
By Scott Carlson Suzanne Cordeiro, AFP, Getty ImagesA person is detained by police on Wednesday during a student protest on the U. of Texas at Austin campus. A planned teach-in ends with police in riot gear.
Fox journalist among dozens arrested at Texas university as protests swell
Local and state police clash with demonstrators in state capital of Austin while rightwing governor says protesters ‘belong in jail’At least 20 people were arrested, including a photojournalist, as police and demonstrators violently clashed at the University of Texas at Austin on Wednesday.Hundreds of students walked out of class to protest against the conflict in Gaza and demand the university divest from companies that manufacture machinery used in Israel’s war
A New Rule Expands Who on Campus Is Eligible for Overtime Pay. Here Are the Details.
By Adrienne Lu Harry Campbell for The Chronicle Colleges will have a choice: They can either pay overtime to more employees or significantly raise those workers' salaries. Either option will upend next year's budgets.
MSU Print Consolidation
Upcoming Printer Consolidation: What you need to know MSU Print is consolidating its printing efforts to provide a more efficient, affordable, and effective service to the campus community. This effort will see a reduction of printers on campus to strategic places of high traffic and high use. Several old printer models will be retired in favor of newer and environmentally friendly models, which are faster and have more features. Visit tech.msu.edu
This Under-the-Radar Pay Model Puts a Dollar Amount on Class Size
By Adrienne Lu Some financially strained colleges have told instructors their pay will be based on the number of students in their classes. For one adjunct professor, that amounted to a $101 paycheck.
How Much Has Noninstructional-Employee Pay Changed Over Time?
A sector-by-sector look at changes in average annual pay for workers in noninstructional jobs from 2012-13 to 2022-23.