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UW Law School employs virtual recruiting

The University of Wisconsin Law School in Madison will be one of nine law schools nationwide to take part in a Web-based, on-campus recruiting system.

Hands-on training

The boardroom in Niles doubles as a two-way distance education center complete with two-way audio-video interactive capabilities and a boardroom, but it’s only part of the show. There are also two factory cells, two classrooms and a quality lab in the center.

MIT Sloan e-Learning Course Goes the Distance For Merrill Lynch

The MIT Sloan School of Management and Merrill Lynch took the concept of distance learning and improved on it. The two institutions – as part of an ongoing partnership -successfully adapted a popular MBA investments course for electronic delivery to financial professionals worldwide. A select group of 28 Merrill Lynch directors, vice presidents, analysts and […]

Western Governors University Announces HP Company Foundations Appointment to its National Advisory Board

Western Governors University (WGU) announced at its quarterly Board of Trustees meeting today that the Hewlett-Packard Company Foundation has joined the University’s National Advisory Board, and has made a contribution of $250,000 to WGU. Bess Stephens, President and Executive Director of the HP Company Foundation, will be joining 22 other corporate, foundation, and higher education […]

Cal State System Throws Its Weight Around in Negotiating an E-Book Deal

What good is clout if you never use it? That’s what officials at the giant California State University System were thinking when they recently sought generous terms in a new deal for electronic library books.

With National e-University, Britain Gets in the Online-Education Game

Little is known about the cooperative effort, and some major players remain on the sidelines

BetterManagement.com Enters Alliance With Cardean University To Introduce Online Management Courses To Performance Management Professionals

BetterManagement.com, the leading performance management Internet portal, today announced an alliance with Cardean University, a premier provider of online business education. Cardean’s business and management courses and degree programs will be available to business executives online at BetterManagement University, BetterManagement.com’s course-based education component that currently offers a range of courses on performance management, cost management, […]

Cal State-Long Beach classes to be offered online

Students enrolled at California State University-Long Beach this fall may find that more and more of their classes are now enhanced by BeachBoard, an electronic learning environment which may allow them to obtain course information, participate in discussions and even take quizzes from the comfort of home.

National American University Partners with Western Governors University

National American University (NAU) has officially announced the completion of a formal affiliation agreement with Western Governors University (WGU). Under the agreement, WGU students may elect to enroll in NAU’s online courses under a collaborative educational arrangement. NAU’s classes will serve to enhance the selection of coursework available to students enrolled in WGU’s competency-based degree […]

NYUonline and Generation21 Partner to Integrate Learning Solutions

NYUonline’s iAuthor Software Integrates With Generation21’s Total Knowledge Management(TM) System