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California State University Chancellor Signs Off on New Collaborative Major in Modern Jewish Studies

Chancellor Charles Reed signed off on a modern Jewish studies major two weeks ago that has been seven years in the making. The new B.A. will be offered collaboratively by California State University, Chico, San Diego State University and San Francisco State University. Sam Edelman of CSU, Chico, Lawrence Baron of San Diego State, and […]

Indiana Universityoffers state’s first on-line bachelor’s degree

IU offers state’s first on-line bachelor’s degree BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University has become the first Indiana institution of higher education to offer a four-year bachelor’s degree entirely online. Students worldwide are now able to complete all 120 hours of course work leading to the IU School of Continuing Studies’ Bachelor of General Studies online […]

USC Gets a Technological Upgrade, No Strings (or Cables) Attached

USC’s faculty, students and staff will set foot on a technologically upgraded campus when the university’s fall semester begins. Through the collaboration of USC’s Information Services Division and Office of Academic Records and Registrar, a new state-of-the-art wireless network has been implemented on campus. The upgrade offers multimedia technologies in classrooms and auditoria, and the […]

Simon Fraser U. Committee Rejects Hiring Complaint From Bypassed Technology Critic

The university, in British Columbia, considers the matter closed. But a faculty union may apply pressure to the institution to review the situation yet again if the union’s own investigation concludes that the university violated Mr. Noble’s academic freedom.

eCollege Becomes the First CMS to Offer Fully Integrated XanEdu CoursePacks

eCollege(SM) [Nasdaq: ECLG], the leading provider of technology and services for online higher education programs, today announced a partnership with XanEdu, a division of ProQuest Information & Learning, and host to one of the world’s largest sources of premium content geared expressly for students, faculty and higher education institutions. Through the partnership, XanEdu™ CoursePacks can […]

Virtual Degrees Virtually Tough

Lee, 62, studies for a few hours, showers, and is elbow-deep in body juice by 7:30 at a hospital where he is a general surgeon. In the afternoons, he clerks at the town courthouse, learning the intricacies of jury selection and trial procedure. Read The Full Article

Back To School

Three years ago, after being named president of the University of Maryland University College in Adelphi, Gerald A. Heeger began mapping out plans for an idea he helped launch at New York University: a for-profit, online subsidiary. Read The Full Article

Online Education’s New Offerings

You can also go online to learn how to fight terrorists. Read The Full Article

Colleges Demand that Fakedegrees.com Remove Their Names From Its Web Site

The company, fakedegrees.com, has complied with many of the cease-and-desist requests, removing the names of the colleges that sent them. Read The Full Article

New Online MBA Degree Program Eases Schedule Conflicts For Upwardly-Mobile Managers

Lansbridge University and the American Graduate School of Management (AGSM) announced a new dual degree program offering joint degrees in Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Management. The program, which also offers specialties for the automotive and healthcare industries, allows today’s managers to fit an MBA program into an active career. George How […]