(PZ) American Public University System Earns Regional Accreditation
Distance Learning Institution Among Nation’s Largest Providers of Higher Education to U.S. MilitaryRead the Full Story
Archive for the ‘Higher Education’ Category
Net neutrality and higher education
On May 13 the University of Maine held a commencement ceremony where business, social work, special education and psychology students from coastal Belfast earned their degrees. In Belfast, University of Maine courses and programs are considered part of the Belfast community because of the Hutchinson Center, a state of the art facility in terms of […]
Tech students fill up online classes
Like many instructors at large universities, Mark Oliva doesn’t see several students until the final exam.Read the Full Story
Southern Regional Education Board States Among National Leaders in Online Learning, New Report From SREB, Sloan Consortium Finds
BABSON PARK, Mass., May 18 (AScribe Newswire) — Online learning is thriving in the 16 member states of the Southern Regional Education Board when compared with the rest of the nation, according to a first-of-its-kind report by SREB, in partnership with the Sloan Consortium.Read the Full Story
Secretary Spellings Delivers Remarks to the Commission on the Future of Higher Education
U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings kicked off the fifth meeting of her Commission on the Future of Higher Education yesterday at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C. The Commission will discuss access, affordability, accountability, innovation and workforce development among other topics in sessions Thursday afternoon and Friday morning.Read the Full Story
Future of Higher Education Is Divisive Topic for Panel
WASHINGTON, May 19 — At one end of the table was the chairman of Kaplan Inc., complaining that he could not get Kaplan’s for-profit, Internet-based law school accredited because it has no law library. At the other end was former Gov. James B. Hunt Jr. of North Carolina, white-haired and distinguished, pleading for more federal […]
For graduates, student loans turn into an albatross
Helen Lowery graduated from Boston University last Sunday with a bachelor’s degree – and $22,000 in loans. But that $22,000 isn’t stopping the psychology major: She plans to attend American University’s Washington College of Law this fall, where she expects to borrow money again – this time, $120,000. Read the Full Story
2006 Campus Technology Innovators
Last year, we recognized 13 institutions whose technology initiatives were models for the higher education community. You can read about our 2005 Innovators here. This year, it could be you! The August issue of Campus Technology will shine the spotlight on the best of the best.Read the Full Story
National University Telecommunications Network (NUTN) Announces Its Highest Honor, The 2006 Distinguished Service
The award will be presented to Dr. Oblinger at the 24th annual meeting, and she will provide remarks following the presentation. The NUTN 2006 event, Managing and Maintaining Quality in Distance Learning, is a result of the collaboration of NUTN, the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA) and the Sloan Consortium. It will be hosted by […]
Capella University to Offer New Post-Master’s Certificate in College Teaching
Need for online education program is driven by anticipated demand for post- secondary facultyRead the Full Story