A survey of admissions offers at colleges across the nation found that a majority rated their industry’s overall COVID-19 reopening plans rather poorly. According to the Kaplan survey, which asked admissions officers at over 300 institutions of higher education to evaluate their industry’s reopening performance as a whole, 4% gave it an A, 36% gave it […]
Social Security numbers, grades, addresses, retirement documents and other data was leaked from the Clark County School District (CCSD) by hackers last week after district officials wouldn’t pay the ransom the cyber criminals were seeking. The attack started three days after school started on August 27 when a ransomware virus infected CCSD’s network and prevented […]
Those who answered the 2020 Campus Safety Access Control, Lock and Lockdown Survey were also asked to describe their organizations’ social distancing and facial covering policies, as well as any other school protocol changes they’ve implemented in response to the coronavirus. Here’s what they said: Social Distancing and Mask Policies: “All visitors and staff members […]
Schools across the country implement various school security systems to respond to emergencies. But as tech innovates, so should those solutions. Effective ones must protect against the most extreme crises as well as more common incidents school staff respond to every day. Districts also must prepare for the increased occurrence of medical and behavioral situations when […]
On this timely webinar, Audinate’s Joshua Rush speaks with Joe Way, Director of Learning Environments-Information Technology Services for USC to discuss the school’s migration to AV-over-IP using Dante. They will cover how this approach has helped to position USC to support a hybrid learning model in response to COVID-19 that combines limited on-campus student attendance […]
COVID-19 has forced every school district and institution of higher education in the United States to make drastic changes to practically every aspect of campus life. Our sister publication’s Campus Safety Online Summit (CSOS), held July 7-8, addressed many of the pressing concerns relating to the reopening of schools. A wide variety of campus decision makers were […]
With a total of about 5,400 undergraduate and 6,500 graduate and professional students during the 2019-2020 academic year, Case Western Reserve University sends approximately 400 students abroad each year and has 2,200 international students enrolled, as well as 500 registered for Optional Practical Training (OPT). The Tech Decision The university’s homegrown study abroad program was […]
One of the many lingering questions about adjusting to the new normal revolves around education and how we will continue to educate the world’s next leaders during a global pandemic. Higher education, like most the business world, has been conducted remotely for the last few months, but with learning over for most students, now is […]
The University of Southern California was faced with evaluating transfer credits for thousands of new students who were slated to arrive for orientation during a short two-week cycle in the summer of 2020. They needed a transfer credit automation solution to help them with that enormous task. The Tech Decision Previously the institution didn’t have […]
The must-have list of security camera and monitoring apps for CCTV and IP security cameras. These iOS and Android apps allow the user to control the pan, tilt and zoom (PTZ) through “pinch to zoom,” take snapshots and send via MMS and email, play back video recordings, two-way audio, view live video from multiple cameras, store multiple DVR connections in an address book, instant notification of alarm events, and HTTPS support for secure connectivity are among just a few features. Some allow the user to monitor hundreds of network cameras of different brands. Many common IP cameras such as Axis, Sony, Toshiba, Vivotek, and Panasonic.
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