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Trustees discuss Global Campus, new online degree program

“The time has come to write a next major chapter in the development of the University of Illinois,” President B. Joseph White told the UI Board of Trustees at its Sept. 7 meeting in Urbana. White proposed doing that by implementing an extensive online degree program, tentatively known as the Global Campus. White and Chester […]

Regents approve University Studies degree

Texas A&M University system regents signed off Friday on a new interdisciplinary degree plan that could allow Aggies to begin majoring in University Studies as early as next fall.Read the Full Story

Log in to your degree: Online programs increasing in popularity, credibility

If you can’t put your life on hold to get a graduate degree, why not consider an online degree? More and more prestigious colleges and universities in Illinois offer complete online degree programs taught by the same faculty who teach in their classrooms. Subject areas range from business to nursing, degrees from MBAs to Ph.Ds. […]

College plugs in to online education

The number of courses being delivered to students through the Columbia College online learning program now exceeds the number of students taking courses through the traditional classroom method.Read the Full Story

Ball State’s interactive student recruitment Web site wins national award

Ball State’s interactive student recruitment initiative using blogs and podcasts continues to attract national attention. This time it’s from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), which bestowed a silver Circle of Excellence Award to Ball State in the Web site category for its Experience Ball State site (www.bsu.edu/reallife).Read the Full Story

Higher Ed 2015

College enrollments will continue to increase between now and 2015, but the rate of growth will decline, according to projections from the U.S. Education Department’s National Center for Education Statistics.Read the Full Story

New online alcohol education program seeks to reduce risks for new students

Read the Full StoryNew students are being asked to examine their attitudes about drinking in an effort to help them make healthier decisions.

Chief Illiniwek, online program dominate talks

URBANA – University of Illinois professors want more faculty involvement with the UI’s online education program. Read the Full Story

UMassOnline growing

SHREWSBURY – UMassOnline, the University of Massachusetts’ online education division, today announced that online education program revenue grew by 32 percent, and enrollment increased by 23 percent, in the 2005-06 academic year, which ended last month. Revenue from online programs was $22.9 million, up from $17.4 million in the previous year. Enrollments reached 21,682, up […]

University ready to embark on new online education program

September 7, 2006 URBANA, Ill. – University of Illinois officials say they’ve laid most of the groundwork for creating a large-scale online educational program.