University of Akron Cutting Tuition Costs, Americans Living Without Broadband, Robot Professors and More

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015 - 5:00pm (updated Monday, May 9, 2016 - 1:14pm)

University of Akron Cutting Tuition Costs on Some Core Classes

Fox 8 Cleveland, June 2, 2015

The University of Akron realizes that a college education does not come cheap, and is doing something about it.

 

3-D Printers Product Spotlight 

Library Journal, June 3, 2015

This product spotlight highlights five well-established manufacturers offering a range of solutions and price points, but the consumer 3-D printing market is rapidly becoming more competitive with new entrants…

 

Living Without Broadband in 2015: How 55 Million Americans Find Jobs, Study, Watch YouTube

International Business Times, June 2, 2015

Fifty-five million people, or 17 percent of Americans, lack access to broadband service, according to the Federal Communications Commission. Of those Americans making less than $25,000 per year, 48 percent do not have access to broadband at home…

 

Watch Out College Professors, the Robots are Coming for Your Jobs 

The Washington Post, June 2, 2015

At some point, it’s possible to imagine a scenario where the top, highest-paid human talent migrates to the nation’s most elite universities, while robots take over the teaching and training of students in community colleges or vocational schools, where most of the emphasis is on learning certain very specific skills that can be used over and over again in the workplace…