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University of Georgia Rleases Strategic Plan: The Three Revolutions of Higher Education

There are currently three great revolutions going on in and around American higher education: The information technology revolution; the global recasting of everything we do; and the revolution in biology. Each of these revolutions has created new frontiers for achievement in teaching, research and service; each has raised the bar for achievement for higher education […]

Using the Internet as a research and reference tool

THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD offers a course about using the Internet as a research and reference tool. Not surprisingly, students take the course online.

A New Way to Study Abroad

Students in Carnegie Mellons Modern Languages Department have the opportunity to take day trips to the French Riviera this fall.

Illinois Occupational Information Coordinating Committee

What if you could have a career planning and placement center on your desktop? A place where you could find college catalogs, financial aid applications, job announcements and resume workshops? A source of advice for succeeding in your studies, as well as getting—and keeping—a better job?

Board hears update on UMass Online, approves room and board fee increase

Board of Trustee members heard an update on plans for the University’s proposed distance-learning program, UMass Online, and approved a 4.5 percent increase in room and board fees for the 2000-01 school year Nov. 8. It was the first full trustee meeting presided over by new board chair Grace Fey.

I2-NEWS: Internet2, Stanford and DOE Demonstrate End-to-End Internet Quality of Service at SC2000 Conference

Dallas, Texas–November 15, 2000–The first-ever demonstration of end-to-end IP quality of service (QoS) over the Abilene backbone occurred last week at SC2000.

Kent State University Earns Two Major Awards for Technology

When it comes to technology, Kent State University has added two more awards to its growing stockpile — yet again affirming its leadership role in the realm of technology. This month, the university received an award for its information technology education programs. In January, it will take home honors for its Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) […]

As E-Learning Explodes Upon Academia, World Campus Aims To Set A New Standard In Distance Education

University Park, Pa. — Penn State was an early leader in harnessing the tools of the digital age to bring education into the homes of students who did not have the flexibility to attain it in a college classroom. Today, e-learning is a booming phenomenon, and has forced universities worldwide to re-examine their offerings to […]

Former Ameritrade CEO Thomas K. Lewis Takes the Reins at Campus Pipeline

Lewis Becomes Chairman, CEO and Visionary for Higher Education Web Platform

Harvard Business School Publishing Selects VIS Corporation to Develop an E-Business Curriculum Online

VIS Brings Professor Lynda Applegate’s Course to the Web