A news release [http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/news/sections/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsLang=en&newsId=20080501005666] touting research by ABI Research claims that 802.11n WiFi will be installed in 99% of colleges and universities in five years time. 802.11n is the newest variation in WiFi…
*Maclean’s *has learned that the lawsuit filed by the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations(CASA) against the Student Society of McGill University(SSMU) is currently being argued before the courts. CASA is suing for $28,000 plus interest. CASA claims that the SSMU failed [http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/…
City of Burlington staff are recommending [http://www.burlingtonpost.com/news/article/173673] their city council against giving McMaster University $10-million towards the construction of a campus for Mac’s MBA programs. Originally, the city of Burlington and McMaster reached a MOU to build a campus in downtown Burlington. The…
The conference I attended Friday at Wilfrid Laurier’s Brantford campus included some food and drink during the scheduled breaks. During the last afternoon break, I needed caffeine and went for a cola. Imagine my shock when I saw a Coke and Pepsi beside each other. Cola choice, on campus,…
We all know about "Peak Oil." What about "Peak Student?" For a few years now, it has been predicted that the number of young people in traditional university demographics will peak. This will result in either declining enrolment numbers or universities reaching out to non-tradition groups to maintain their enrolments.…
The Beeb reports that British students are overpaying on their loans [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7382072.stm]. Seriously, I don’t understand how you overpay on loans. I also don’t understand who donate to the government by select that option on their tax returns.…
Stacy Teicher Khadaroo a staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor is establishing herself as one of the best higher education reporters in the United States. She has been putting out amazing articles which are on topics not being covered in other American publications. This week, she writes [http://www.…
I’m going to be a bit philosophical here and hope this leads to lower textbook prices [http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=851567]….…