Daily Pulse: May 16, 2012

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May 16, 2012 :: Daily Edition

TOP STORIES

Study: To Improve Student Engagement, Focus on Individual Programs and Student Services
This report commissioned by the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario observes that student engagement surveys show clear patterns of engagement that vary dramatically by academic program. The study's authors say a program-specific engagement strategy is likely to be far more effective than a faculty-wide or institution-wide strategy based on benchmark goals. More...

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RESEARCH & TRENDS

Study Says One-Third of Parents Not Chipping in for College
According to a new study from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 62 percent of young adults between the ages of 19 and 22 are getting some kind of financial help from their parents, and only about half of those students are receiving tuition-specific assistance. More...

NOTABLE PRACTICES

Change Management Practices for Data Security
This article details the change management practices the University of Massachusetts Medical School has put in place to protect the 1,300 databases under its care. More...

The Radical New Humanities Ph.D.
Stanford University professors have produced a paper calling on the school to halve degree time for doctoral programs in the humanities and link student programs to varying career goals. Meanwhile, efforts are already under way at Harvard, Minnesota, and Colorado to refashion and shorten the time it takes to receive a humanities Ph.D More...

CURRENT EVENTS

West Virginia U Receives $425 Million Software Donation from Siemens ...More

Backer of Common Core School Curriculum is Chosen to Lead College Board ...More

LA Coliseum Panel OKs Deal to Transfer Control of Venue to U of Southern California ...More

Higher Education Linked to Longer Life, CDC Report Shows ...More

U of Texas Graduate Student Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison in Iran ...More

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Pamela B. Gann, president of Claremont McKenna College (Claremont, CA) since 1999, announced she will step down from that post in about a year.

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