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Melissa Emrey-Arras – US Government Accountability Office, 2024
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the entry ramp to federal grants and loans that many students depend on to afford college. Congress passed the FAFSA Simplification Act in 2020 in part to make it easier to apply for federal aid. However, Education's rollout of the new FAFSA has suffered from numerous challenges and delays.…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Federal Programs, Audits (Verification), Information Systems
Ford, Tracy – Campus Technology, 2012
Many institutions implement a distributed antenna system (DAS) as part of a holistic approach to providing better wireless coverage and capacity on campus. A DAS provides wireless service within a particular area or structure via a network of separate antenna nodes that are connected to a common source through fiber or coaxial cable. Because DAS…
Descriptors: Technology Planning, Information Networks, Systems Development, Computer Networks
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Schoedel, Eric – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2009
Uninterrupted, high-bandwidth network connectivity is crucial for higher education. Colleges and universities increasingly adopt gigabit wireless solutions because of their fiber-equivalent performance, quick implementation, and significant return on investment. For just those reasons, Rush University Medical Center switched from free space optics…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Telecommunications, Statewide Planning, Technology Planning
Windhausen, John, Jr. – EDUCAUSE, 2008
This white paper proposes bringing the federal government, state governments, and the private sector together as part of a new approach to making high-speed Internet services available across the country. It proposes the creation of a new federal Universal Broadband Fund (UBF) that, together with matching funds from the states and the private…
Descriptors: Private Sector, Telecommunications, Public Sector, Partnerships in Education
Fox, Louis – Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2007
Advanced information, communication, computation and collaboration technologies, known as "cyberinfrastructure," have become essential elements for research, education, and innovation in the 21st century. A major challenge confronting the United States today is how to ensure that all colleges and universities, including those that have…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Minority Groups, Information Technology, Computer Mediated Communication
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Utsumi, Takeshi – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2006
The Global University System (GUS) is a world wide initiative to create an advanced telecommunications infrastructure for access to educational resources across national and cultural boundaries in the search for global peace. GUS aims to create a world wide consortium of universities to provide the underdeveloped world with access to 21st century…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Research and Development, Computer Simulation, Global Approach