THE MOOD WAS BUOYANT IN ANAHEIM AT the fourth annual EduComm conference in June. During a three-day program, attendees were eager to pick up the latest tips and techniques to take back to their campuses, as well as get a peek at the newest products from A/V and IT vendors.
Imagine if prospective students could help the recruitment staff attract other students. They could be walking billboards. That's the aim of BookWear by Field Crafts.
When about 1,650 freshmen started their classes at Duke University (N.C.) last fall, they arrived bearing more than the typical tools of education. Each was equipped with an Apple iPod.
Critics blast Arizona plan; Diversity by the numbers; Book Review: The Quiet Crisis: How Higher Education is Failing America; No change for Pell; Free tuition in New Jersey; New file-swapping threat; U Akron drills for gas; TV network aims at college kids; SEVIS sets final fees; Costs rise at private schools; EduComm Conference features latest AV products
