Colleges brace for baby boom echo
A new census survey confirms what college officials have been bracing for: A large bubble of students is moving through the school system and will soon land on their doorsteps.
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Online Course Examines Great Cities Throughout History
Cities, according to W. Donald McTaggart, are “crucibles” in which art, literature, commerce, and technology are developed and fused. In a two-part online course on the history of the world’s cities, Mr. McTaggart, an emeritus professor of geography at Arizona State University, asks students to explore how these crucibles have developed, and how they exert […]
U. Florida offers new online tobacco course to correspond with Smokeout
University of Florida’s first-ever continuous-enrollment course will open its registration Thursday, offering students at UF and across the nation a chance to earn three undergraduate credit hours at their own pace.
New online university to be based in S’pore
It will offer courses in information technology and business, and will be recognised by 15
Online services to expand for students
Applying for admission, paying tuition and signing up for on-campus housing are only the beginning of online services at BYU, said Christine Tolman, the director of Enterprise Solutions Support.
Brown U. might consider following Harvard lead in e-mail admissions decisions
Applicants to Harvard University’s class of 2006 will have the option of being notified via e-mail if they have been accepted to the college.
Virginia Tech faculty apply technology
Free laptop computers are available to Virginia Tech faculty who complete a series of computer training courses.
Online chats offer students contact with executives
In a new form of job recruitment, 20 UW-Madison students met with Sony executives online Wednesday to discuss the slumping job market from their personal computers.
Case Western Reserve U. Turns to Virtual Reality at Its Dental School
If there’s anything scarier than having a dentist drill deep into one of your teeth, it’s having a dental student do the job.
Alternative Teacher Certification Partnership Get $900,000 Grant
Several academic units of Texas A&M University will share in a $900,000 grant from the United States Department of Education in an alternative teacher certification partnership with the Region IV Education Service Center (ESC) in Houston.