Beginning this fall Bowling Green State University has switched is copy and print provider to Papercut, ending its previous partnership with Pharos Remote Print. The changeover took place during the summer months, when all campus printers and multi-function devices were replaced with new devices powered by PaperCut software.

Canada’s University of New Brunswick has raised its printing prices on campus this semester, prompting some students to question whether the cost is justifiable.

Nebraska-based startup, Ink, is taking a new approach to on-campus printing that leverages kiosks and a cloud-based interface that’s introducing new levels of flexibility to student printing. In addition to basic printing and copying, the SmartStation supports document scanning and from a large touch screen enable students to digitally sign with their finger.

Student-developed mobile app and Purdue University startup, UPrint, has added student discounts to its print and copy smartphone offering to help Purdue students save money at local businesses.

El Camino College’s has installed a new copy and print system from Pharos at its Schauerman Library as part of a planned modernization that promised to overhaul student printing. The new system has incorporated automated touch screens that see students swipe their campus cards with a at the machine to access their account and release print jobs.

Erie, Pennsylvania’s Gannon University is overhauling its campus copy/print system, giving students the ability to remotely print from their laptop, tablets and phones, as well as cycle out aging printer hardware.

Free printing is a thing of the past at Stanford University libraries following the implementation of a new pay-for-print system. The new system is called Stanford Print Service and will require a Stanford ID card, or separate payment card for visitors, to pay for copy and print services.

The University of Wisconsin is going paperless in its dining halls, making the decision to do away with unnecessary waste associated with dining hall transactions. The new initiative is not only expected to cut waste, but stands to save the university as much as $7,000 annually in cost of paper alone.

Libraries on Ohio University’s campus are now pay to print for students via the university’s student ID and Bobcat Cash accounts. The change is expected to eliminate registration holds due to printing charges on student bills, as well as introduce more flexibility in printing as students will also be able print from personal computers and mobile devices.

Print stations on Arizona State’s campus will now allow students to print on a credit, rather than requiring students to pay via prepaid debit. The university’s new Print Anywhere stations enable students and faculty to swipe their standard Arizona State ID card, the Sun Card, or the university’s combined Pitchfork ID/debit MasterCard. ASU’s Pitchfork ID […]