Archive for May, 2010

Episode 13 – It’s Graduation Time

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For the week of May 22, 2010 we’ll be giving the graduating class of 2010 advice, looking at an iPad competitor and wonder if students will even use it, we’ll hack a professor and look at if students today lack empathy.

Episode 12 – Get Your Online Degree Here!

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For the week of May 15, 2010 we’ll be discussing if admission offices are too trusting, the top 34 best online degree programs, we’ll attend a virtual commencement and look at the battle of Microsoft & Google

Student Protest Shuts Down University

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In the past, we have talked about various protests on the Higher Ed Review podcast. Some have been very peaceful and some have turned ugly. Some have also had varying degrees of success. The New York Times published an article titled Student Protests Tie Up Campuses in Puerto Rico on May 20, 2010 about a [...]

Episode 11 – Facebook vs. Privacy

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For the week of May 8th we’ll be discussing privacy issues, the AZ immigration law, the president dissing the ipad & are universities losing their influence in the tech world?

Episode 10 – The Great Divide

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For the week of May 1, 2010:
We discuss the new iPad 3G & how it’s dividing schools, how many professors are really using social media, how professors are opting out of the grading business & getting results and we will announce our first Higher Ed Highlight school

Episode 9 – Point and Counterpoint

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For the week of April 24th, 2010:
This week we’ll be discussing the meltdown of higher education from a marketers perspective, NJ students utilizing Facebook to organize protests, an update on the sex tourism site scandal, we’ll take a look at how some schools are dealing with enrollment issues, why Northern AZ student will think twice about skipping class and some helpful tips if your gmail gets hacked.