College leaders taking part in a Rochester Beacon-Upstate Venture Connect webinar say institutions need to rethink their revenue sources.
Education
Higher ed learns a new skill
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Local college and university professors had to switch to online-only teaching when the pandemic lockdown began. For some, it was an alien instructional landscape.
Technology
The cost of digital disparity in a pandemic
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In the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, those without broadband service face an even tougher struggle. The RCSD and others are are facing the challenge directly.
GUEST OPINION
A sea of doors
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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world in ways that did not seem possible only weeks ago. Yet it’s also a time to appreciate our blessings.
Education
Learning from the Holocaust
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On Jan. 27, heads of state from more than two dozen countries are expected to attend the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial. However, there is reason for concern that awareness of the Holocaust is fading and anti-Semitism is on the rise again in this country—including Rochester—and abroad.
Education
Local colleges recognized for voter participation
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As part of the national All in Campus Democracy Challenge, they boosted student voting rates in the 2018 midterm elections.
Community
Expanding access to graduate programs
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A St. John Fisher College program offers employees at partner organizations a 20 percent tuition discount on a range of masters and doctoral programs.
Education
RIT students win ROC the Project challenge
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Their plan, “The Common Source,” was geared to help Rochester’s M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence—this year’s partner for the Project Management Institute’s competition held by the local chapter.
Education
Graduate students on the rise at RIT
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The university has more doctoral students than ever before and plans to add six to 12 programs to its Ph.D. portfolio.
Education
State education chief puts the RCSD on notice
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Interim Commissioner of Education Beth Berlin wants the district to do more work to bring itself in line with the distinguished educator’s 2018 recommendations.
Education
Which local college has the best ROI?
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A new nationwide report examines the net economic gain—both long term and short term—from attending college.