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VCU School of Social Work Launches Distance Education M.S.W. Program

Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Social Work is launching a new distance education M.S.W. program, available beginning with the fall 2011 semester. The deadline to apply is Aug. 10.SOURCE: Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRead the Press Release

Penn State introduces master of finance degree delivered online

Working professionals who want to advance their careers in finance can earn a master’s degree conveniently and apply new knowledge on the jobSOURCE: The Pennsylvania State UniversityRead the Press Release

Army to shut down eArmyU

The eArmyU civilian education option that has provided distance learning support services to 64,000 soldiers over the past decade will be shuttered next year.SOURCE: Army Times Read the Full Article

For-Profit College Group Sued as U.S. Lays Out Wide Fraud

The Department of Justice and four states on Monday filed a multibillion-dollar fraud suit against the Education Management Corporation, the nation’s second-largest for-profit college company, charging that it was not eligible for the $11 billion in state and federal financial aid it had received from July 2003 through June 2011. SOURCE: The New York Times […]

Professors Cede Grading Power to Outsiders—Even Computers

One college gives the job to software, while another employs independent ‘evaluators’SOURCE: The Chronicle of Higher Education Read the Full Article

Penn State’s World Campus offers minor in homeland security

University Park, Pa. — Penn State undergraduate students who want to expand their career opportunities now have a new online option. The homeland security minor is Penn State’s first online minor. It will enable students to acquire specialized knowledge and skills for jobs in the homeland security field, which the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects […]

Education-Technology Giants SunGard and Datatel Announce Merger

Two of the largest software companies in higher education, SunGard and Datatel, today announced plans to merge, after the private-equity firm that owns Datatel signaled plans to buy SunGard Higher Education for $1.775-billion.SOURCE: The Chronicle of Higher Education Read the Full Article Education Institutions Worldwide to Benefit From Strategic Combination of Datatel and SunGard Higher […]

Missouri teachers protest social media crackdown

State’s teachers are prohibited from having private contact with students on social media websites, under a new law that takes effect this monthSOURCE: eSchool News Read the Full Article

State Educational Technology Directors Association

Founded in the fall of 2001, the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) is the principal association serving, supporting and representing U.S. state and territorial educational technology leadership. SETDA works in partnership with like-minded individuals and organizations as a forum for inter-state collaboration, cooperation and best practices.SOURCE: State Educational Technology Directors AssociationVisit the Site

Western Governors University Gets a New Spinoff, in Texas

Gov. Rick Perry of Texas signed an order today creating a new online university affiliated with Western Governors University, to be called WGU Texas. The move is the third state spinoff of Western Governors: Indiana created one last year, and Washington chartered one in April.SOURCE: The Chronicle of Higher Education Read the Full Article