Universities Get Together

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Universities and the EU

Universities and the EU 03/06/2004 02:00 AM
The BBC's Mike Baker asks whether the expansion on the European Union will make it harder to get a university place.

Pitching Universities

Pitching Universities 12/04/2002 09:25 PM
Google's got a new page up, pitching a job at Google to university students. As they point out, the goal of the Google lifestyle was to make it like grad school. (Thanks, Henk!)...

Universities cash in on IP

Universities cash in on IP 02/16/2004 09:29 AM
Spin-off companies, patents, on the rise

How Bad Is Plagiarism At Universities?

How Bad Is Plagiarism At Universities? 06/30/2004 09:07 PM
When you have students suing universities when caught plagiarizing you know that plagiarism isn't always frowned upon by students. However, despite the scary language used in this article, the numbers really don't seem that ridiculous. About twenty-five percent of students admit to plagiarizing at some point or another (though, the article describes this as "cheating his or her way through degrees"). Meanwhile, 97% say they know its cheating, but 17% still think it's okay anyway. Now, it's obviously cheating, but to be honest, these numbers don't see all that high or surprising. There are always going to be students who cheat at one point or another. While the article includes anecdotal stories about students who have copied material repeatedly, the study doesn't actually address how many students chronically cheat, and how many have just done it on occasion. I'm not defending those who do it, but the article uses language that would make you think that no one ever writes their own work any more, and the numbers in the study simply don't support that.

Universities get wi-fi access

Universities get wi-fi access 07/04/2004 01:43 PM
Students will soon be able to access the internet from anywhere around their campus, even the student bar.

FileWave X 1.5 free for K-12 and
universities

FileWave X 1.5 free for K-12 and
universities 02/19/2004 08:35 AM
FileWave, makers of management software for the Mac, announced recently that they will offer FileWave X 1.5 free to K-12 schools and universities through December 23.

Demand for universities 'to soar'

Demand for universities 'to soar' 05/10/2004 07:08 PM
Up to 240,000 extra university places may be needed to cope with growing demand, an independent think tank says.

RIAA Co-Opts More Universities

RIAA Co-Opts More Universities 07/19/2004 06:14 PM

Scots universities 'to disappear'

Scots universities 'to disappear' 04/29/2004 04:21 PM
Universities are set to disappear north of the border, under controversial proposals to be announced by the Scottish Executive.

Is plagiarism at universities out of
control?

Is plagiarism at universities out of
control? 03/22/2005 04:37 PM
Is plagiarism at universities out of control? Academic Plagiarism is a growing problem in the university world and is not just making headlines in the United States anymore. While some professors are morally opposed, the growing popularity of professors forcing students to submit works ahead of time to companies like Turnitin may be an indicator of of this growing problem. With more and more employers complaining about the writing skills of new hires, are we just cheating ourselves in the end?

Universities: A marriage of convenience

Universities: A marriage of convenience 11/11/2003 08:11 AM
Technology alliances are proliferating in higher education, where companies sponsor research that advances their agendas, and concerns over conflicts of interest give way to pragmatism.

Universities vie to attract students

Universities vie to attract students 03/19/2005 02:40 AM
The BBC's Mike Baker looks at the bursary offers that now differentiate English universities.

Universities to charge top fees

Universities to charge top fees 03/17/2005 02:54 AM
Nine out of 10 universities in England are to charge the most they can in top-up fees from next year.

'Global warning' to universities

'Global warning' to universities 09/15/2004 01:53 PM
US universities could soon compete for students in London, a leading vice-chancellor says.

Universities Advocating Mozilla Online

Universities Advocating Mozilla Online 12/19/2004 03:24 PM
While navigating to a class website, I found a subtle jab at Internet Explorer followed by Firefox advocacy: Some Windows-Internet Explorer users continue to report sporadic problems when logging in to courses.utexas.edu. One symptom is that clicking the "Login" button on the next page does not do anything. Reports indicate that using a different browser such as Firefox seems to help, as does reloading [the] /webapps/login page. Please contact the ITS Help Desk for more assistance. Know of other university technology administrators guiding their respective communities (online) to Mozilla applications? Speak up.

SAP expands research collaboration with
universities

SAP expands research collaboration with
universities 04/06/2005 06:10 PM
Company gets access to talented researchers and cutting-edge research, while universities can collaborate with a company involved in a broad range of software engineering technologies.

Wikipedia 'to make universities
obsolete'

Wikipedia 'to make universities
obsolete' 09/07/2004 12:49 PM
Look out, Old Guard - it's the Khmer Rouge in nappies

Universities 'must sell expertise'

Universities 'must sell expertise' 08/18/2004 02:53 PM
UK higher education is not doing enough to sell its technology and ideas around the world, a report says.

Universities to build largest telescope

Universities to build largest telescope 08/06/2004 08:03 PM
globetechnology.com Aug 7 2004 0:58AM GMT

Should universities permit free speech?

Should universities permit free speech? 01/07/2004 04:25 PM

The October 10, 2003 issue of MIT's student newspaper, the Tech, carried some articles about a group of unfortunate students who decided to hold a ghetto/rap-themed party in their dorm.  The invitation email started "Callin all you playas, pimps, hos, gangstas, and bitches...".  Various campus functionaries indicated their displeasure at what they viewed as an assault on the sacred principle of diversity. The students immediately issued a craven apology to the community but nonetheless Chuck Vest, the president of MIT, responded by noting that his administration would "deal swiftly and fairly with those responsible for the event."

Today's issue of the Tech carries some more invective from the administration directed as these allegedly racist students.

There was no actual evidence of racism by the students holding the party and in fact the only people involved in this dispute who are known to judge others by the color of their skin are the MIT administrators themselves.

A very similar situation occurred in the 1990s at University of California Riverside.  A fraternity held a "South of the Border" party advertised with a poster featuring a sleeping Mexican, complete with sombrero and tequila bottle.The frat boys were harshly disciplined until a lawyer sued the school, pointing out that (a) half of the fraternity brothers were Mexican-American, and (b) the First Amendment prohibited a state institution from editing the fraternity's party posters.  A federal judge sided with the students.

So many university administrations have tried to muzzle their students that an entire non-profit organization, http://www.thefire.org, exists to fight back.

Perhaps, however, the university bureaucrats are doing the right thing after all.  The U.S. Constitution guarantees that the government won't interfere with your right to free speech.  Private employers, however, are free to say "You will continue to receive a paycheck so long as you stay in your cubicle with your head down and your mouth shut."  Only a tiny fraction of Americans have a practical right to free speech and these are primarily the very rich and the very poor.  A primary mission of a college is to prepare young people for the real world.  Does it really make sense to delude kids into thinking that they can say whatever they want and still have a paycheck and health insurance?  Perhaps it would be better for a university president to address the incoming freshmen thusly... "This is my plantation and if you want to stay here for four years you'll learn to say 'Yes, Massah'".

ISC and Universities Provide Hosting
Services

ISC and Universities Provide Hosting
Services 11/10/2003 11:14 PM

Universities Learn The Power Of
Collaboration

Universities Learn The Power Of
Collaboration 12/16/2003 12:32 PM
Slowly, but surely, it appears to be dawning on a number of people that building on the works of others often creates something much much better for everyone. Instead of locking stuff down under increasingly obsolete intellectual property laws, a few universities are en couraging people to share and reuse content to create newer and better results. They're realizing that instead of focusing on locking each piece down - which slows the ability to innovate - opening up certain content lets creativity and innovation grow at a more reasonable pace. As people learn how to make productive use of such offerings, it's going to be increasingly difficult to support the idea that our current intellectual property rules do much to help innovation.

Universities applaud fees vote

Universities applaud fees vote 01/27/2004 04:00 PM
The government's narrow victory on tuition fees has been hailed as a "landmark" by university chiefs.

ISC and Universities Provide Hosting
Services

ISC and Universities Provide Hosting
Services 02/10/2004 02:35 AM

Universities 'face £2m vetting cost'

Universities 'face £2m vetting cost' 02/19/2004 07:57 AM
Plans for bright children to get through school quicker will force universities to vet staff, Conservatives warn.

Universities collaborate to work with
DSpace

Universities collaborate to work with
DSpace 03/13/2003 10:16 AM

A group of colleges has formed to collaboratively develop MIT 's DSpace , an archiving project for campus digital materials. The group consists of Cambridge , Columbia , Cornell , Ohio State , and the Universities of Rochester , Toronto , and Washington .

DSpace is "an electronic system that captures, preserves and communicates the intellectual output of MIT's faculty and researchers." Anyone may download the DSpace code , which is freely available, along with documentation .

MIT designed DSpace with Hewlett-Packard Laboratories to allow professors to store reports and other research documents in a searchable digital archive. Eventually, MIT officials hope, professors will be able find scholastic research as easily as college students search for MP3's of their favorite music.

DSpace was funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Hewlett-Packard .

(from the Chronicle )

Apple Denmark Touring Universities

Apple Denmark Touring Universities 03/13/2003 10:23 AM

"a bill to stamp out the leftist
domination of universities. "

"a bill to stamp out the leftist
domination of universities. " 03/24/2005 04:12 PM

* US universities flock to online
auction sites

* US universities flock to online
auction sites 08/06/2004 05:56 AM
Taipeitimes.com - Fri Aug 6, 08:17 am GMT

Universities targets in 2005: Music
industry

Universities targets in 2005: Music
industry 01/04/2005 04:21 AM
ZDNet Australia Jan 4 2005 7:47AM GMT

Colleges, universities map song-swap
plans

Colleges, universities map song-swap
plans 11/07/2003 04:23 AM
USA Today Nov 7 2003 3:25AM ET

Six universities agree to RIAA/Napster
'protection'

Six universities agree to RIAA/Napster
'protection' 07/19/2004 12:55 PM
Baby Face Sherman shows his guns

Acacia Goes After Universities With
Number One Bogus Patent

Acacia Goes After Universities With
Number One Bogus Patent 08/09/2004 12:51 PM
Apparently realizing that they need to try to extort as much cash as possible from companies before their patent gets invalidated (after all, it made the number one spot on the EFF's list of bogus patents that they're working to invalidate), Acacia isn't stopping at suing every cable and satellite TV company (this, after they went after porn sites and internet radio stations). Now, they're se nding warning letters to colleges and universities that stream content online. How, exactly, is all of this encouraging innovation? As far as I can tell, it's encouraging lawyering, and making it much more difficult for plenty of companies and educational institutions to innovate.

Universities offering classes inside of
MMOs

Universities offering classes inside of
MMOs 09/24/2004 07:05 AM
Cory Doctorow: Second Life, the Massively Multiplayer Online world where end users can design and trade their own game-artifacts, is offering free accounts to university profs to disburse to their students for the purpose of conducting in-game classes.

In order to help teachers bring their classes to Second Life, Linden Lab donates accounts for each student, as well as an acre of land in the metaverse for the teacher and students to work and build on. Afterward, anyone wishing to stay a member can do so at half price.

To date, in addition to Delwiche and Beamish, professors from San Francisco State University, the Rochester Institute of Technology and Vassar College have used Second Life in their courses.

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Are Universities Too Close With The Tech
Companies Who Donate?

Are Universities Too Close With The Tech
Companies Who Donate? 11/11/2003 12:53 PM
An interesting look at the large tech companies who donate money, equipment and software to universities, and whether or not it unfai rly biases university curricula in their favor. At the heart of this matter, of course, is Microsoft, who has donated a ton of money to colleges and universities. The universities defend the relationships, saying, basically, that the money is needed - and the companies doing the donating tend to be the technologies that people need to know in order to get jobs after they graduate. In the end, that seems to be the core issue. If the point of the education is to help students get jobs after they graduate, and learning this technology can help them do that, then there isn't a huge problem. If the point, though, is to learn the basic skills across a broad range of technologies, so that they can take that education and go in different directions with it, then the deals may be problematic. Figuring out the right balance is important.

China chastises universities on sex
education (Reuters)

China chastises universities on sex
education (Reuters) 08/30/2004 06:40 AM
Reuters - Some Chinese universities are being too casual in teaching sex, China's Xinhua state news agency has said.

Universities enrol with SAS to boost
graduate skills

Universities enrol with SAS to boost
graduate skills 04/04/2005 11:34 AM
The Star Online Apr 4 2005 3:48PM GMT

Universities, research centers retrench
after hacks

Universities, research centers retrench
after hacks 04/15/2004 03:53 PM
Academic supercomputing labs continue this week to clean up Linux and Solaris servers targeted by unknown attackers, as law enforcement officials investigate.

Attacks at universities raise security
concerns

Attacks at universities raise security
concerns 04/14/2004 02:25 PM
Malicious hackers in recent weeks have infiltrated computer systems at universities in the U.S. and worldwide, leading to questions about the security of scientific research data, according to an official at the U.S. National Science Foundation.
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