SCUP Scan: Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Some quick links from our daily environmental scan of higher education media:

Projecting Sustainability, Getting to Green Blog, Inside Higher Ed: Isn't all teaching either political, social, or economic advocacy? How is it that some consider advocating for change while teaching to be a bad thing?

Appropriations as an Afterthought, Inside Higher Ed:
With college lobbyists awaiting action on student loan reform, passage of 2010 spending bills get little attention. A quick review of what's in them.

Interview w/CEO of ConnectEDU About Facebook, Today's Campus:
It's an infant approaching adolescence. An adolescent Facebook will begin to stake its claim to being the premier destination for personal communication. For example, you may be spending much less time in your personal email inbox.

Pushing ADA Beyond the Limits, University Business:
The Americans with Disabilities Act requires specific measurements and codes that allow access for disabled students. Some campus planners say that isn’t enough—and are looking to universal design concepts.

5 Higher Ed Tech Trends to Watch in 2010, Campus Technology:
There aren't too many corners of higher education that technology hasn't infiltrated. From admissions to financial aid to the classroom and everything in between, nearly all aspects of college are being handled in some way by the applications, hardware, and gadgets that help institutions work more efficiently.

Financial Affairs: In Gauging Their Economic Impact, Colleges Should Be Careful What They Measure, The Chronicle of Higher Education: A number of initiatives are underway to gauge the economic impact of higher education institutions. Goldie Blumenstyk notes several and wonders about their focus.

Michigan State Will Go Ahead With Zaha Hadid Art Museum Design, Buildings & Grounds Blog, The Chronicle of Higher Education: LEED, $45-50M, daring design.