2010 USC Annenberg Digital Future Study  Finds Strong Negative Reaction to Paying for Online Services

Millions of Americans use Twitter — just don’t ask any of them to pay for it. The annual study of the impact of the Internet on Americans by the Center for the Digital Future found that 49 percent of Internet users said they have used free micro-blogs such as Twitter.

But when asked if they would be willing to pay for Twitter, zero percent said yes.

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Vice President Joe Biden will speak at a special event to dedicate the University of South Carolina’s Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library, the university announced. The ceremony will take place on Friday and a number of other dignitaries and elected officials, including Sen. Hollings and U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, will be featured.

The Hollings library, which is connected to the Thomas Cooper Library by a glass-enclosed walkway on the main level, was completed in June. In addition to the S.C. Political Collections, the $18 million, 50,000-square-foot facility will house the Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections and Digital Collections.

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The University of Illinois announced that its 18th president will be Michael J. Hogan, pending formal approval by the Board of Trustees at its next meeting on May 20 in Chicago. Hogan would take office effective July 1.

New U of IL President Michael J. Hogan

Hogan, president of the University of Connecticut since September 2007, brings the experience of a four-decade career in public higher education that includes progressively senior administrative appointments at The Ohio State University and the University of Iowa before joining UConn.

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Seton Hill University wants to give students the best in technology and collaborative learning tools so they will be uniquely suited to whatever careers they choose.  As part of the university’s Griffin Technology Advantage program, every full-time, undergraduate and graduate student will receive an Apple iPad, starting in the Fall semester of 2010.

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The online university also adds a Combined BS/MBA option to its portfolio of business education offerings

Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited online university that has built its reputation by providing quality education for adults, announced two additions to its business education offerings. Capella has added a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) online degree program to its portfolio of doctoral business degrees, which also includes PhDs in Business, Organization and Management, and Information Technology. The new DBA features specializations in Business Intelligence, Global Operations and Supply Chain Management, and Strategy and Innovation.

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President Barack Obama will deliver the spring 2010 commencement address at the University of Michigan, President Mary Sue Coleman announced today. President Obama will receive an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree.

“President Obama has captured the imagination and enthusiasm of many students with his inspiring words of hope and change. We are honored to welcome a leader of his distinction and look forward to his message,” Coleman said. “We could not be happier for the graduates who will celebrate their academic achievements with the president of the United States.”

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Alec Baldwin Drama Scholarship Fund Established to Help Students in Need

New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, a premiere institution for the performing, cinematic, and recording arts, has announced that alumnus and actor Alec Baldwin (Class of 1994) has donated $1 million for the establishment of the Alec Baldwin Drama Scholarship Fund.

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The Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center, a legal program of the Santa Clara University School of Law, has been awarded a $300,000, two-year grant from the US Department of Justice to help victims of human trafficking, a little-known but persistent problem in the South Bay area.

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The Journal of Sustainable Real Estate, which is produced by the University of San Diego’s Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate and published under the auspices of the American Real Estate Society with funding by the CoStar Group, has released its inaugural issue. The journal, which is the first of its kind in the United States, was created to encourage research in the burgeoning area of sustainable real estate.

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For the second year running, the Loyola Marymount University junior and managing editor of the Los Angeles Loyolan captured the top spot for humorous commentary in the Gold Circle Awards, a student journalism contest hosted each year by Columbia University.
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