Financial aid clarity at Dartmouth College Nothing can be more confusing to normal human beings than the language used to describe the financial aid process. Many schools maintain a “glossary” of financial aid terminology to help people understand the process. Dartmouth College does this better than most. What makes Dartmouth different from about 30 similar […]
Instagram gets Major Space on the Boston College Home Page This year’s E-Expectations survey of high school students (download here) includes a question re which social media sites are most important to their college planning process. Instagram was the clear winner, cited by 70 percent of students at each grade level for daily use. For […]
Responsive Design… Not a Magic Solution When responsive design first appeared as a solution to the challenge of “going mobile” with website content, more than a few people jumped on it with the eagerness of a cat chasing a fast-moving object across a floor or field. Since then, reality has crept back into view. Responsive […]
Responsive design… from a marketing perspective Today an occasional series on the implementation of Responsive Design at higher education websites starts. Responsive design is one answer (and a popular one) to the reality that websites built for large screen viewing do not work well on smartphone screens. I’m skeptical of any “solution” that quickly is […]