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Data Analysts and Data Degrees Are Here to Stay, says SAS

Are dedicated data analysts a dying breed? After all, many of the latest analytics solutions boast about how anyone, even non-specialists, can use their products to crunch data at ever-faster …

3 Of The Fastest Growing Jobs in 2013

Deciding to get an education and pursue a new career can be a life-altering choice. Investing the time and money in getting a degree may seem scary, but it doesn’t …

Women’s League Holds Higher Education Forum

During a forum on how to improve U.S. K–12 schools, educators from the State University of New York (SUNY) Fredonia College of Education pointed out promising new developments in education. …

University of South Florida Sponsors the 2013 Hillsborough Hackathon

The open collaborative environment of a “hackathon” is the perfect setting for students and career changers to get a glimpse of the exciting world of IT and software development at …

At SXSW Education Conference, Bill Gates Stresses Technology as the Future

Technological innovations are making fast inroads into American classrooms — a trend that holds enormous promise for United States education, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said in his keynote speech at …

GOP Introduces Job Training Bill

Legislation to streamline employment and job-training programs won passage in the U.S. House of Representatives on March 15, bringing the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act one …

Law Schools Launching Nonprofit Programs for Graduates

As law school graduates face poor employment prospects, many would-be legal clients struggle to afford a lawyer. To alleviate both problems at once, some law schools are trying to bring …

Talend Survey on Big Data Advantages and Obstacles

Talend, an open-source integration specialist, conducted a survey called How Big Is Big Data Adoption? to study the current usage of large data sets in the business world. The study …

Value of Higher Education Emphasized by Duke University

At a recent retreat, the Duke University Board of Trustees discussed the current quality of higher education and how to measure it. The goal of the discussions was to find …

Lumen Learning Creates Open Education Resources

New company Lumen Learning is aiming to teach educational institutions how to use open education resources (OER) in place of traditional textbooks, according to co-founder David Wiley. “OER represent huge …