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Leading Consortium of Universities Posts Course Catalog

ATLANTA, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ — The Sloan Consortium, an international association of colleges and universities committed to quality online education, is offering students whose studies have been interrupted by Hurricane Katrina an opportunity to continue their education tuition-free.Read the Full Story

Brenau offering free online classes to evacuees

Brenau University is the only college in Georgia set to participate in a nationwide effort to provide online education for students displaced by Hurricane Katrina.Read the Full Story

One More on Katrina–the Emergence of CampusRelief.org

A little more than two weeks ago, many of us watched in alarm as the floodwalls in New Orleans breached and it became apparent that Katrina was bringing hurricane disaster on a new scale – especially on a new scale for colleges and universities. Never before had so many institutions been so seriously impacted by […]

the LearnCentrix Community

a place where e-Learning practitioners share, exchange, and networkRead the Full Story

Watch NerdTV: Andy Hertzfeld, the original Macintosh systems programmer

Andy Hertzfeld, the original Macintosh systems programmer, talks about MacHistory and how he fell in love with Open Source software.Read the Full Story

BBC opens TV archive to remixers

The BBC has released the first TV clips from its archive onto the internet for people to “rip, mix and share”.Read the Full Story

PBS Unveils NerdTV, the First Downloadable Web-Exclusive Series from a Major Broadcaster, and Begins PBS Podcasts

Alexandria, VA – September 7, 2005 – Beginning today, PBS takes the wraps off two major new content offerings: NerdTV – broadcast television’s first entirely downloadable series – and an array of downloadable podcasts from a variety of PBS signature programs.Read the Full Story

eCollege(R) Reaches Out to the Education Community in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina Tragedy

CHICAGO, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — eCollege(R) (Nasdaq: ECLG), a leading provider of value-added information services to the post-secondary education industry, is reaching out to institutions that have been impacted by Hurricane Katrina.Read the Full Story

Mentor support for future doctors

It is no secret that competition for a place at medical school is fierce.Read the Full Story

Real Savvy Moms Launches National Health and Emotional Wellness Initiative to Serve the New Mother Market

Multi-faceted Initiative Leading Up to a New TV Show to Reach Real Moms with Practical Information, Advice and Peer SupportRead the Full Story