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Call to regulate distance education
Some of the 16 institutions offering higher education programmes were reacting to the ban imposed by the ministry on institutions found unlicensed. Read the Full Article
Tennessee seeks emergency eRate relief
Tennessee’s 2002-2003 eRate funding is being withheld pending the outcome of a joint state and federal investigation into how contracts were awarded during advertisement the administration of former Gov. Don Sundquist. Read the Full Article
E-Rate Fraud Probe Widens
The House Energy and Commerce Committee had already instructed the CEO of the Universal Service Administration — the nonprofit that oversees the E-rate program — to produce 45,000 pages of documents. But much of the paperwork had been edited to hide the identities of companies and individuals, according to committee spokesman Ken Johnson. Read the […]
Senate Backs Bill to Establish Technology Grants for Colleges Serving Minorities
Sen. George Allen, a Virginia Republican, sponsored the legislation. He has said it would help historically black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges to improve their technology infrastructures (The Chronicle, March 7). Read the Full Article
New Jersey Institute of Technology Prohibits File Sharing on Its Campus
The institute’s Student Senate had approved the policy, first proposed by administrators, in a close vote.Read the Full Article
Centra Expands Board of Directors with Three Software Industry Veterans
This expands the board to five members and provides new depth of experience that will guide the company’s next stage of growth. Joining the Centra board will be Ronald Benanto, formerly CFO of NewsEdge Corporation, Douglas Ferguson, a partner with The Monitor Group, and Leonard Kawell, Jr., CEO of Pepper Computer. Each of these individuals […]
USDLA Presented 2003 Distance Learning Awards, Eagle Award and Inducted Three into prestigious USDLA Hall of Fame on April 30, 2003 at Learning and Training Week Conference, Washington, D.C.
Awards for Excellence in Distance Learning Teaching were presented to James Theroux, Ph.D. of UMass Online and The University of Massachusetts Amherst for Higher Education; William L. Atkinson, M.D. Medical Epidemiologist for the National Immunization Program Center for Disease Control for Government; Mary Mitchell, Florida Virtual School for PreK-12 Education; and Denise B. Freeman, D.P.M, […]
Breaking News from eSN: FCC moves to ban eRate “Bad actors,” approves wireless
The commission also ruled that wireless connectivity is eligible for eRate funding. Read the Full Article
World Intellectual Property Day highlights value of intellectual property to business and society
“Making intellectual property your business” the theme of this year’s World Intellectual Property Day on April 26, 2003, highlights the key role of intellectual property both in achieving business success and in enhancing our daily lives. It is an appeal for entrepreneurs to fully capitalize on their intellectual assets by using the tools of the […]