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Students at the University of Colorado’s College of Business will learn to use some cutting-edge business software, thanks to Denver-based software developer J.D. Edwards.

Students at the University of Colorado’s College of Business will learn to use some cutting-edge business software, thanks to Denver-based software developer J.D. Edwards.

WebCT Selected by The Tennessee Board of Regents to Power E-Learning for all Higher Education Institutions

LYNNFIELD, Mass. & VANCOUVER, BC — WebCT, the Leading Course Management System was also selected by the TBR for their new Regents Online Degree Program A college degree may be considerably more accessible to Tennesseans thanks to five new online degree programs offered by the colleges and universities of the Tennessee Board of Regents and […]

eCollege’s CEO Oakleigh Thorne Forecasts On Competitive Advantages

NEW YORK, Mar 20, 2001 — In an in-depth interview, Oakleigh Thorne, CEO of eCollege(SM) (Nasdaq:ECLG), talks at length about the company’s future. Thorne gives an overview of the company. “eCollege builds online campuses and courses and hosts those campuses and courses for post-secondary educational institutions. We partner with schools to help them build distance […]

Colleges Try Distance Learning Off Campus

As universities grapple with the challenge of incorporating e-learning into their educational offerings, many are discovering that the technology is better suited to students outside their traditional audience of 18-24 year olds.

UGA Signs Five-Year International Agreement To Work With University of Twente in Netherlands

ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia has signed a five-year international cooperative agreement with the University of Twente in the Netherlands — which boasts one of the worlds top instructional technology programs — to jointly develop educational and research programs in that field. The agreement, developed by the department of instructional technology in UGAs […]

University drops report cards for Web grades

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.–Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville students who want to know their grades shouldn’t watch the mail from now on–they’ll have to log on to the Internet.

Scott shares a vision for the campuss future

As the end of his term edges closer, Chancellor David K. Scott this week outlined his vision for the future of the campus in the 21st century and detailed a proposed 10-year plan for investment in institutional priorities.

Student cheats buy essays off the net

University essays and exams are being bought by students off the internet, prompting warnings by academics that urgent action is needed to stop hi-tech web cheats.

Please Don’t Forward This Email!

The story of an accidental Web celebrity.

The inside track on student life

Students are staffing an information line to give teenagers an insider’s insight into what university life is really like.