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The Academic Senate at the University of California at Los Angeles voted 53 to 46 Thursday to approve a proposal to stop accepting any state funds for the university’s M.B.A. program, and to replace those funds with tuition revenue and private support. The proposal — the subject of intense debate for nearly two years — […]
George O. Strawn is Director of the National Coordination Office for Networking and Information Technology Research and Development. Comments on this article can be posted to the web via the link at the bottom of this page. As Yogi Berra said, “Predictions are hard, especially about the future.” Nevertheless, as a computer guy, I’d like […]
REDMOND, Wash. – June 6, 2012 – Eagerly awaiting the launch of Pottermore (www.pottermore.com), the website based on the popular Harry Potter stories, Brittany Talbot and her sister, Priscilla, raced to sign up when the site went live on April 14, 2012. Microsoft Press Release
(Reuters) – An association of for-profit colleges partly won an appeal against the U.S. department of education on rules relating to deceptive advertising and distance education. Full Article
Increasing at more than double the national average, Penn State’s online enrollments are the result of the strong partnership between the World Campus and the University’s academic colleges and campuses The Pennsylvania State University Full Article
Game-based learning and mobile apps are beginning to catch on in schools—and these also were key characteristics that defined several of the dozen emerging ed-tech companies recognized for their potential by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) last month. eScool News Full Article
Rajeev Bukralia, an administrator with Black Hills State University in South Dakota, has been appointed associate provost for information services at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Bukralia will begin his new duties Aug. 6. His associate provost’s position also carries the title of CIO, or chief information officer, with universitywide administrative responsibility for information technology […]
As more college students have found themselves adrift and in debt following graduation, colleges have found themselves under increasing pressure to prove their value to stingy legislators and cost-conscious shoppers. Now one university is working with a major educational content company to shift some of that accountability from the institutions that enroll students in courses […]
special education directors have made Universal Design for Learning a top priority, according to the first comprehensive report on state and local implementation of the curriculum framework. Converge Magazine Full Article
June 5 (Bloomberg) — The Obama administration’s rule barring for-profit colleges from paying recruiters bonuses tied to the number of students they sign up was upheld by a federal appeals court. San Francisco Chronicle Full Article