Education & Literacy

In the fall of 2013, Danny Ludeman, former President and CEO of Wells Fargo Advisors, announced his retirement and decided to dedicate his life to helping others. After receiving a letter from Project COPE, a nonprofit in St. Louis that had been providing limited re-entry services to individuals leaving prison since 1985, Ludeman learned of […]

The pursuit of innovation through strategic opportunities and intelligent risks sounds like the opening line from an entrepreneur’s elevator pitch. In fact, it is how I explain to staff the key ingredients necessary to deliver innovative teaching and learning to students. As a school superintendent, I approach the deployment of educational programs and services more

Today NJIT has risen as one of the leading research institutions in the U.S., joining the Nation’s Top 100 Universities according to the U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 College Rankings. That rise has come alongside Newark’s modern renaissance as one of the most dynamic emerging tech hubs on the East Coast — Panasonic, Amazon’s

NJIT’s designation in 2019 as an R1 university by the Carnegie Classification®, indicating “very high research activity,” capped NJIT’s swift, strategic rise as a research university. In 1979, the university’s research expenditures totaled $375,000; today they reach $170 million. Since 2014, total external R&D expenditures have been nearly doubled. In its strategic plan, NJIT names

Since opening in 2017, the Makerspace at NJIT, a training-focused, rapid prototyping facility that is central to both the university’s hands-on learning mission and its growing relationship with New Jersey’s manufacturing community, has given rise to a number of ingenious devices used in research experiments, club team contests and startup ventures: inserts for hockey skates;

Disruptive technology is transforming every business sector. Healthcare, defense and homeland security, breakthroughs in gene splicing, cell therapies, smart cities, manufacturing and so much more are redefining the core competencies that have anchored industry for over a century. If you are not a disruptor, you are likely to be disrupted — so how can you

In a rapidly changing world and intensely competitive global economy, New Jersey’s community colleges are critical institutions of higher education and economic opportunity, able to reach a significant proportion of the state’s population and offer affordable, high-quality education that serves the complex needs of students, employers, and local communities. New Jersey’s 18 community colleges are

With schools in Palatka, Interlachen, Crescent City, Melrose, and Florahome, Putnam County is dedicated to providing every student with opportunities to succeed. Science, Technology, Engineering and Math instruction are vitally important components in the formula for success.   North Central Florida is known for beautiful waterways, nature trails, and woodlands, and Putnam County School District

The world’s a better place if we can all talk with each other. At SpeechGear, we’re making that happen. Now everyone can communicate with anyone, anywhere, and anytime in most any language. Our “James Bond” Background: The CEO of Auditory Sciences is Robert Palmquist. For twelve years he led the United States government team that

These two UNF College of Education and Human Services efforts enact a cultural understanding of the community at large by addressing the challenges low-income students face pre-college, allow the University to liaise with the Jacksonville community by providing inclusive opportunities for students who are underrepresented or first in their family to attend college, and provide

Clay County District Schools has a proud tradition of excellence. We have established our school system as one of the best in the state, if not in the country. Clay County District Schools has truly become an educational environment for which everyone can be proud. We have embraced a culture of learning and growth for

For more than 30 years, the University of St. Thomas’ Graduate Programs in Software (GPS) has contributed to innovation by educating software information technology and data science professionals while simultaneously addressing a talent shortage in the tech industry. By listening to industry expertise, GPS provides timely, leading-edge curriculum that provides maximum value to our students

Orange Umbrella is the nation’s only full-service, student-run communication consultancy. Operating out of the School of Communication at the University of Miami, Orange Umbrella utilizes an experiential-based learning model, in which students put their skills to use for local and national clients. Orange Umbrella gives students a unique opportunity to take their abilities far beyond