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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Inside Higher Ed July 5, 2011 Daily Update

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Daily News Update

July 5, 2011

Good morning. Here's what's new on Inside Higher Ed today:

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Blackboard Gets Bought

The e-learning giant, known for gobbling up smaller companies, is gobbled up by a private equity firm. What does it mean for customers? more

Throwing Out a State Vote

Federal appeals court says Michigan's electorate doesn't have right to ban public universities from considering race in admissions. more

Oral History, Unprotected

U.S. government -- opposing Boston College -- argues against researchers' expectation of confidentiality. more


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'Jumping' to New Ideas

To help set itself apart, McPherson emphasizes entrepreneurship, an unconventional step for a liberal arts college. more

New Programs: Nursing, Robotics, Occupational Therapy, Creative Writing

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End Large Conferences

Mega conclaves of humanities scholars have outlived their purpose, writes Rob Weir. more

Conference Session Question

Daniel J. Ennis shares the query that is always asked. more

Innovative, Community Phonecast, puts your prominent speaker on the phone in a one-hour, live, interactive conversation with thousands of alumni - leveraging appeals, building engagement, enhancing connectivity.

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Google+ Hangouts and the Future of the LMS

Technology and Learning

At this writing, I don't have Google+ (someone please invite me…..). Was not a beta tester for Google's Chromebook (I applied), have never been body surfing with Larry or Sergey. But lack of ... more

Google+: Huddle and Hangout Look Promising

Student Affairs and Technology

Let's face it. Google and Facebook aren't creating social networks for altruistic reasons. While Google and Facebook compete in the multi-gazillion-dollar ad revenue space, we, as social media ... more

Writing's Labour's Lost

University of Venus

Let's take one piece of e-paper, optimistically opened on your computer's desk. This is the beginning of any contemporary relationship with your words nowadays. (Once upon a time, I was still ... more

Holiday Highlights

Confessions of a Community College Dean

- Once in a while, it's good for the soul to forget about all the bureaucratic stuff and just careen madly down a waterslide. - One upside of middle-aged weight gain is that it adds to your ... more

Faculty, Look Up!

Law, Policy -- and IT?

The clarion call to higher education administration goes largely unheeded. While many factors contribute to that state, and notwithstanding the notable efforts that some innovative individual leaders ... more

A cold summer ale on the Terrace

GlobalHigherEd

A cold summer ale on the Memorial Union Terrace (or 'the Terrace' as it is known) at UW-Madison is a genuinely glorious experience. I was down there the other evening with my family, observing ... more

Friday July 29 at noon Eastern, Inside Higher Ed presents, "Learning From Failures," an audio conference on the kinds of questions to ask about courses with high failure rates and the kinds of policy changes and practices that some colleges have adopted based on the answers. Click to register.

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Administrative Systems is responsible for technical support of all major computer-based administrative applications for the four-campus MSU system. MSU uses SungardHE Banner software package, running ... more

Full-time Faculty Positions

Kyungsung University

1. Subject Areas (Non-tenure track position) [College] -Department (No. of Openings) : Field of Specialization ◎ Minimum Qualifications(Eligibility) [Liberal Arts] -Education (1) : ... more

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Augusta State University, a comprehensive state institution offering undergraduate and graduate degrees, seeks an exceptional academic administrator to serve as Dean of the Katherine Reese Pamplin ... more

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Schreiner University, a four-year liberal arts college affiliated by choice and covenant with the Presbyterian Church (USA), announces a nationwide search for the vice president for administration and ... more

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Reports to: Comptroller Position has responsibility for: - Student Accounts - Payroll/pension processing - Bank Account Maintenance - Budget Reporting - Direct Deposits/Swift Transfers - ... more

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Georgia Highlands College is seeking a Dean of Health Sciences who will provide leadership for a growing Division of Health Sciences. Georgia Highlands College has a 39 year history of providing an ... more

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