Thousands gather on Stanford Quad to pray and remember
A crowd of thousands gathered at noon Friday on the Stanford Quadrangle, where a service was being held in observation of the National Day of Prayer and Remembrance proclaimed by President Bush.
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Campus vigil brings community together
More than 4,000 people gathered on the west lawn of the Campus Pond Tuesday night to mourn as yet uncounted losses from airplane hijackings and attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center earlier that day.
Virtual Memorial
We are a group of students and educators who want to do our part in holding out a candle, so as to lend a little light in this moment of darkness in humanity…
Hansen Announces Star School Grants to Western Governors University
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education William Hansen today announced the award of a $10 million Star Schools grant to help Western Governors University (WGU) launch its Teachers College, a national telecommunications network that will provide accredited, online degrees and certificates to K-12 teachers and prospective teachers.
Kansas State University: K-State awards summer degrees, graduation honors
Kansas State University is awarding degrees to 413 students who completed requirements for graduation during the 2001 summer session.
INVESTORS IN PEOPLE: BEST PRACTICE OR JUST ANOTHER BADGE ON THE WALL?
A research paper investigating the value of the Investors in People (IiP) award to employers and employees has been published by the Open University Business School. (OUBS).
No more report cards mailed home for U. Missouri students
It seems yet another tradition of the American lifestyle, or at least the University of Missouri lifestyle, will soon fall victim to the information age: the report card.
Athabasca University Centre for Innovative Management: Results Of World’s Largest Study On Project Management
Athabasca University Study Indicates High Rate of Project Failure and Accidental Managers in Today’s Organizations
VCampus and Planeta Inteligente Launch E-Learning Campus to Deliver University Programs in Latin America
VCampus Corporation (Nasdaq: VCMP) and Planeta Inteligente today announced that the companies have launched the first e-learning portal to deliver complete university degree programs, as well as continuing education offerings, to students throughout Latin America. Six universities in Central and South America have contracted to provide offerings through the virtual campus, whose mission is to […]
Kids, Academics Share Internet2
Elementary school kids probably have seen images of the space shuttle on television but few have experienced the kind of up-close look that is possible only with a scanning electron microscope. That all could change with the help of Internet2.