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Entrepreneur of 2013 Contest Offers Entrepreneurs Publicity, Opportunity and Industry Recognition
Entrepreneur magazine is scouring the country for innovative, fast-growing small businesses for its Entrepreneur of 2013 contest. The magazine hosts an annual competition to find the top entrepreneurs in three …
Notre Dame Fund to Support Student Startups
A $3.5 million gift has allowed the University of Notre Dame to establish the Irish Innovation Fund as a component of ESTEEM, the school’s interdisciplinary graduate program. Money from the …
Research Competition from PhD Box Offers Scholarship Money and Recognition for Future Researchers and Academics
A new research competition from research support organization PhD Box will give students a chance to show off their “original thinking and in-depth research,” according to the press release, as …
Governments Flock to Cloud Computing Market, Predicts Technavio
A recent TechNavio report predicts that the global government cloud computing market will grow by an average annual rate of 6.2 percent through 2016 as governments began moving their data …
Educators Meet to Discuss Accounting Profession and Improve Degree Programs
About 60 members of the accounting profession chewed over highly complex issues and case studies last month at the Robert M. Trueblood Seminars for Professors, two conferences intended to improve …
Latest Study: Higher Education Salaries on the Rise
The median salary for United States higher-education faculty members ticked up in 2012, according to a newly released report from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR). …
Supreme Court To Hear Affirmative Action Case From Michigan
The U.S. Supreme Court will take on another case concerning affirmative action in higher education, the court announced recently. This October, it will hear arguments over a Michigan amendment that …
Teaching Entrepreneurship to Undergraduates: Can Innovation Be Taught?
In the United Kingdom, educators and politicians are engaged in a debate on the purpose of higher education: Should it focus on pure academics or emphasize preparing for work? Lord …
Education Technology Legislation to Enhance K-12 Student Achievement
A new bill in the House of Representatives would allocate $750 million toward new equipment, teacher training and competitive grants for K–12 classrooms, all aimed at increasing education technology in …
Coursera Classes Only Offered by Elite Universities
Anyone can be a student in Coursera’s online classroom, but only the top universities in the world can offer classes through the popular site. That’s according to a new contract …