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U. Iowa offers online correspondence courses, degrees

U-WIRE) IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa junior Megan Hyland had mixed emotions about the Popular Culture and Mass Communications correspondence class she took, in which students made use of Internet resources and e-mail to complete work normally done in a classroom environment.

Indiana U. service-learning class gives students hands-on experience

(U-WIRE) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Through a grant from the USA Group, an insurance company, the Indiana University Community Outreach and Partnerships in Service-Learning have made four Chancellor’s Faculty Fellows service-learning teaching classes available for the first time this semester.

New online master’s program at Michigan State U. set for 2001

(U-WIRE) EAST LANSING, Mich. — For Susan Melnick, the Internet is an ideal tool for education and enjoyment that she uses several times a day. Therefore, she’s right at home when it comes to exploring the World Wide Web.

Washington State U. program gets big donation from Microsoft

(U-WIRE) PULLMAN, Wash. — The Management Information Systems program has Microsoft to thank for launching Washington State University above every other MIS program in the Northwest.

Class notes on the Web? Just an updated version of an old practice.

A number of college students are finding there’s an easy way to make some money while pursuing their studies.

Navy Chooses UMUC for Sailors’ Distance Learning Project

The U.S. Navy has selected University of Maryland University College (UMUC) as one of 16 colleges and universities to offer distance-learning degrees

Agreement With Japans Nihon University Reinforces Kent State’s Leadership Role in Technology

Nihon would be also interested in the technology that allows students to take classes for credit via the World Wide Web

School teacher used scholarship to get degree through business-supported online school

ROY — A Roy Elementary School teacher will be the first person to get a degree from the Western Governors University.

College goes the distance

Distance learning is taking off at Taft College.

All wired up with nowhere to go?

Even connected colleges hampered by wider ‘digital divide