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In just a few days, Kevin Burley, of Cartersville, Ga., will finish off his master’s degree in sports management from Missouri Baptist University — a school he’s seen only in photos.SOURCE: stlToday.com Read the Full Article
Anti-college backlash is a result of soaring tuition rates, political forces, and a desire for more accountability in higher educationSOURCE: eSchool NewsRead the Full Story
In an effort to provide its community with the best in technology, service and support, Arizona State University (ASU) has selected Blackboard (Nasdaq: BBBB) to provide support for students, faculty and staff in all areas of campus life, from financial aid and human resources to academic technology and IT, the company announced today. SOURCE: BlackboardRead […]
Educational software maker Blackboard Inc. is being taken private for $1.64 billion in cash by an investor group led by affiliates of Providence Equity Partners, and a Blackboard official said the much-discussed purchase would not affect the company’s education customers, as the company would continue its focus on mobile learning and analytics.SOURCE: eSchool NewsRead the […]
he e-learning giant, known for gobbling up smaller companies, is gobbled up by a private equity firm. What does it mean for customers? SOURCE: Inside Higher Ed Read the Full Article
July 1 (Bloomberg) — Apollo Group Inc. (APOL), operator of the University of Phoenix and the biggest U.S. for-profit college, rose 6.4 percent on the Nasdaq Stock Market after quarterly earnings and revenue beat analysts’ estimates. SOURCE: BloomsbergRead the Full Article
Budget-pressed University of California administrators confirmed Saturday that they will seek a nearly 10% tuition hike on top of an already scheduled 8% increase that will take effect this fall. Should UC regents approve the proposal, undergraduate tuition for California residents would increase by about another $1,100 to more than $12,200 annually, not including room, […]
As a Gartner research director and previously a faculty member and administrator at three different universities, Marti Harris has been monitoring the higher education software and services segment for a long time. SOURCE: Campus TechnologyRead the Full Article
Nation’s top education official gives in-depth responses about testing, school libraries, charter schools, adult education, and for-profit collegesSOURCE: eSchool News Read the Full Article
College Navigator consists primarily of the latest data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), the core postsecondary education data collection program for NCES – the National Center for Education Statistics.SOURCE: US Department of EducationAccess College Navigator