In the 60’s, one man conned his way into becoming a Pan American pilot, a teaching assistant at BYU, a physician in Georgia, and a Harvard Law graduate working as an attorney in Louisiana – all in the course of only seven years. This incredible con man, Frank Abagnale Jr., was able to forge and […]

The pressure of academic deadlines is something that every student faces during their college career. The stress can be so intense that some turn to using essay mills. Essay mills are, unfortunately, legal companies who write essays for students in exchange for a fee, usually based on essay length and due date. Doing a quick […]

Today in our ProctorU Spotlight is Bell Woods! Hello Bell! What is your title? B: I was initially hired as an executive assistant to manage conference participation including travel and lodging for the partnership team. For a couple of years, I was also the contract coordinator and I currently serve as conference coordinator on the marketing […]

It’s that time of year again: a time of pulling all-nighters; living on energy drinks, coffee and junk food; and of reviewing everything from an entire semester in a few days of studying. Finals week is here. We get it. Finals are hard, but they are important, and let your professors and you see how […]

National Distance Learning Week 2017 is here! Distance learning is ever growing and increasingly important in today’s scholastic environment. Educational opportunities are becoming available across the world as technology becomes more advanced and more accessible. According to The Changing Landscape of Online Education (CHLOE) 2017 report, there has been a 19 percent increase since 2011 […]

Should students take online courses? Does online learning help students? There are many benefits to online learning, and people continue to further prove the value of and need for it. An increasing number of students are taking the online education route, as shown by recent reports. Even while overall enrollment in higher education decreases, enrollment levels […]

Today in our ProctorU Spotlight is Chief Marketing Officer Stephanie Dille! Stephanie came aboard ProctorU in the spring of this year. Hi Stephanie! What is your title?  S: Chief Marketing Officer. Where did you grow up? S: I was born in Ohio but have spent most of my life in Minnesota. Where did you attend […]

A renewed interest in the term “net neutrality” has recently taken place. What exactly does this term mean? Definition Net neutrality is a principle coined in a 2003 paper by Columbia University media law professor Tim Wu. It ensures that all ISPs treat all web content equally. Simply put, this means that a consumer can […]

Academic professionals differ about whether scratch paper should be allowed during exams and classwork. While some disciplines believe the presence of scratch paper weakens the integrity of the test, other fields of study believe note paper is critical to the problem-solving process. Advantages to scratch paper might be that it saves time to write out […]

College is hard. From the time management, all night study sessions, volume of material and level of difficulty of the information that students must learn, the challenges are unavoidable. Some students also have to simultaneously juggle part- or full-time jobs or taking care of families. Online courses can be a good solution for people whose […]