Today, U.S. News and World Report released their 28th annual ranking of the top higher-education institutions across the nation. While this list of schools represents traditions of academic excellence that span centuries, these institutions also clearly recognize the importance (and value) of modern technology in academia. Google has just announced that 61 of this year’s top 100 universities have chosen Google Apps for Education to improve communication and collaboration on campus.
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Here are just a few of the schools from this year’s “Top 100” that have gone Google: (you’ll notice Princeton and Harvard, both ranked #1, have not yet ‘gone Google’ although Harvard College is expected to make the transition.)
- Yale University
- Northwestern University
- Brown University
- Vanderbilt University
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Southern California
- Wake Forest University
- William and Mary
- Brandeis University
- Case Western Reserve University
- University of Maryland
- Boston University
- Rutgers University
- Clemson University
- University of Minnesota
Finally, it’s not just about who is using Google Apps. Google is also interested in how students and staff are using Google tools to do amazing things inside and outside the classroom. Google has compiled 61 stories directly from students, faculty and staff at these universities: www.google.com/apps/top100schools.
These 61 schools represent just a small portion of the 14 million students, faculty and staff now using Google Apps for Education. All over the world, Google Apps is helping schools offer their communities a better way of working together.
Posted by Tom Mills, Director of Education at Google.