In Focus

U. of Kentucky will allow director of CASTLE to run the educational technology outreach center from his own castle -- 700 miles away.

With no territory left to conquer and opposing forces gaining momentum, e-learning giant may have to rely on strengthening ties with its existing higher ed customers — which could be a good thing for colleges.

After a breach, U. of North Carolina's shaming of a widely respected professor sparks debate over whether academics should be held fully accountable for overseeing the security of data.

Colleges experimenting with 'virtual computing labs' say the cloud-based hubs are cheaper, more flexible, and poised to take over.

Blackboard may be king in the nonprofit sector for online learning platforms, but in the growing for-profit sector, it is still playing second fiddle.

Blackboard's competitors gain, budget cuts continue, mobile apps and lecture capture look likely to grow, annual technology survey finds.

Most colleges’ development, marketing, alumni and communications divisions are using social networking, and staffing for it, but many remain uncertain about its role.

State rivals work together to minimize the cost of expensive back-office technology.

Why did the U. of Alabama at Huntsville team up with convicted con artist to produce a "revolutionary" new teaching tool that turned out not to have a market?

With cloud computing services in high demand on campuses, a top techie at Microsoft talks about how his company is trying to win over higher ed customers in a podcast interview.