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Higher Education's People Watch

Appointments, promotions, and newsmakers.

At Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., the motto "like father, like son" has taken on new meaning. In an unusual move in higher education. Kevin McAndrew will succeed his father as president. He takes office July 1. The elder Donald Ross has been president for 35 years, bringing a once two-year women's college to university status and guiding it through several name changes. The younger Ross started at Lynn in 1999 as associate dean of the College of International Communication.

Attracting Top IT Students

Offering a Network Academy allows colleges and universities to stand apart from their peers.

It is vital that a college or university attract top students. Offering innovative programs that extend beyond the campus walls is one way universities can appeal to the best and brightest students. Programs in which educators collaborate with businesses--both from a learning aspect and an outreach perspective--can help a university to differentiate from its competitors.

Room With A View

Student demands are impacting university facility development.

What Went Wrong with AllLearn?

Three elite universities have quietly folded their joint online venture.

Find Katrina Information

University Business has compiled a list of websites that have become central points of contact for college administrators, faculty, staff, and students in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. These sites contain information clearinghouses, helpful links, and/or listservs. As new sites arise we will add them to the list. University Business is not responsible for the content of the websites.

National Association for College and University Business Officers/American Council on Education:

www.campusrelief.org

New Relevance for Women's Colleges

Expanded missions and marketing strategies are helping this niche group of colleges grow.

Harvard's President Lawrence Summers did much more this winter than question whether "innate differences" made it more difficult for women to achieve in math and science. He unintentionally created an opportunity for women's colleges to market themselves. His widely published remarks, which Summers later said were misconstrued, put a new focus on women in higher education. While women faculty at Harvard protested Summers' comments, the leaders at women's colleges used the media coverage to their advantage.

Going Coed at Lesley College

A women's college experiences evolution without revolution.

Can Free Portals Make the Grade?

Before you pay for commercial software, consider the open-source alternatives.

When I was a cub technology reporter in 1992--about 20 pounds ago--one of my first editors made a profound observation, telling me that "software wants to be free."

Getting Out of E-Mail Hell

Spam, recruiting, and scalability are all good reasons to reassess e-mail needs.

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