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Why Sustainable Campuses Aren’t Complete Without Device Recycling

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

University sustainability initiatives also need to emphasize electronics recycling. Between smartphones, laptops, monitors, tablets, printers and more, electronics are inescapable on campuses, and their limited lifecycles can make it easy for institutions to end up with a crowded device graveyard.

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Report: Colleges face disincentives to improving transfer

Confessions of a Community College Dean

It cites the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), which found that fewer than a quarter of institutions share transcripts with each other electronically, even though doing so would speed up the transfer process and cut costs for colleges. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Community colleges' positive, pervasive digital leap

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” But compared with pre-pandemic times, today’s enrolled community college students are gaining more exposure to remote work and are more at ease with replacing physical items with electronic items. That may have implications for workplaces in which these graduates land, Jeff Seaman hypothesized. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Two ed-tech companies team up with hopes to improve transfer

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Meanwhile, fewer than a quarter of colleges and universities share transcripts with each other electronically, according to a 2021 report by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO). Transfer students, on average, lose 43 percent of their credits, the U.S. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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How Can Bluetooth Beacons Improve Campus Safety?

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Bluetooth refers to the technology in cellphones, earbuds, laptops and other smaller electronic devices that enables them to connect to networks. These beacons contain electronic chips that emit Bluetooth radio waves. Here’s how they keep people and property safe: What Are Bluetooth Beacons?

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Making financial wellness a priority for student success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“It’s so electronic; it’s so easy.” Magazine treatment: Trending: Display Promo Box: Live Updates: liveupdates0 Most Popular: 5 In-Article Advertisement High: 18 In-Article related stories: 12 In-Article Advertisement Low: 22 Include DNU? Is this diversity newsletter?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Study: 'Disruptive' science is on the decline

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The same was true for chemical, computer and communications, drugs and medical, electrical and electronic, and mechanical patents. Magazine treatment: Trending: Display Promo Box: Live Updates: liveupdates0 Most Popular: 3 In-Article Advertisement High: 6 In-Article related stories: 9 In-Article Advertisement Low: 12

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