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Students turning to Internet for cheaper college books

(U-WIRE) PEORIA, Ill. — Perhaps it’s true that you can’t put a price on education. Just don’t tell that to Todd Czworniak. As the Bradley University freshman mechanical engineering major roamed the Bradley bookstore two weeks ago, scouring for supplies, texts and tools, the value of his degree became abundantly clear.

Walden University Teams With Canter and Associates to Improve Elementary Reading and Literacy

With the quality of America’s schools and teachers at the top of the national agenda, and as teachers themselves face ever-increasing pressures to improve reading and literacy levels, Walden University announced today that it has joined forces with Canter and Associates to offer a nationwide distance learning Master’s in Education with a specialization in Elementary […]

KYVU CEO Featured in Live Webcast

Kentucky Virtual University CEO, Mary Beth Susman, will be featured in a live webcast from the Monterey Bay Campus of California State University. The round-table conference will focus on the challenges and opportunities that the Internet presents to higher education.

Kentucky Virtual University adds professional training

LEXINGTON, Ky. (January 30, 2001) – Kentucky workers in need of upgrading their work skills can now just “click” and go to class. The Kentucky Virtual University announced today a statewide effort that will bring professional development and training programs into homes and offices throughout the state.

Sun Microsystems Campus Incubator Program Launches

PALO ALTO, CA – Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) today announced the acceptance of the first participants into the Sun Campus Incubator Program. Cal Poly’s College of Business is the first of eight business schools participating to have plans identified, and students began “incubating” their e-business ideas in January 2001. To date, there are three […]

Johns Hopkins University Partners With Eduprise, Inc. to Launch Online Courses

Eduprise, the leading provider of enterprise e-Learning services for education institutions and businesses, has partnered with Johns Hopkins University to launch the first online component of the Part-Time Programs of the Whiting School of Engineering. Five completely web-based, credit courses were launched on January 22, 2001, to provide additional learning opportunities to graduate students who […]

A Course on Harlem’s Culture Covers Contributions and Clashes

A SKIDMORE COLLEGE COURSE on Harlem’s development, culture, and political contributions can be taken either in the classroom or over the Internet.

Columbia Video Network advances long-distance learning

(U-WIRE) NEW YORK — In its Fall 2000 issue, Forbes referred to it as, “one of the most up-to-date online higher education sites you’ll find.” Its director, Grace Chung, describes it as an indispensable tool of human enlightenment.

Michigan State U. looks to strengthen virtual courses

(U-WIRE) EAST LANSING, Mich. — A little more than 4,000 miles from East Lansing, Mich., a student is earning an advanced degree from Michigan State University.

Online university provides unconventional learning

(U-WIRE) MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The Age of Convenience is well upon us. People buy, sell and trade online and through the mail every day. But what if one could earn a degree from a university that existed entirely on the Internet?