$2 million fund will establish unique chair at OSU
CORVALLIS – Anonymous donors have established a $2 million endowment with the Oregon Community Foundation to benefit libraries at Oregon State University.
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High-tech CEOs McNealy, Andreessen discuss interest rates, dot-com shakeout
The CEOs of two technology companies told a Stanford Business School audience this week that they were not overly concerned about the recent dot-com shakeout.
ActiveEducation Partners with Western Governors University
Golden, CO — ActiveEducation, Inc. (ActiveEducation), an innovator in the e-learning industry that provides training on the latest information technologies, announced today that its e-learning courses would be offered by Western Governors University (WGU). ActiveEducation courses will be mapped to a variety of competency tracks, so that learners can obtain certification or credit for what […]
Lucent to offload 32,000 staff
The telco equipment manufacturer this week announced it would shed 10,000 employees almost immediately as phase one of a US$2 billion global cost-cutting plan.
New Middle Tennessee State U. degree available completely online
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A degree from Middle Tennessee State University can be earned without ever stepping into a classroom now that a Bachelor of University Studies is offered completely online. The degree offers flexible hours and course selection, and provides students with a choice of more than 30 electives. Prior course work also can apply […]
High-tech employers urge students to get degree before entering field
Bill Gates didn’t need one, and Shawn Fanning’s was just underway at Northeastern University when he found success. But despite recruiting efforts aimed at students just out of high school, technology employers maintain a college education is still a critical element necessary for hire in high-tech fields. Even in today’s job place, which is becoming […]
Internet Learning opens doors to cyber-school
Auckland firm Internet Learning has opened the doors to what it claims is New Zealand’s first NZQA-accredited business school located solely in cyberspace.
Soldiers take e-university by storm
More than 600 soldiers enrolled in the Armys multimillion-dollar Army University Access Online program during the first week — some even camped out overnight to be first in line to get equipment.
Online Classes Serve Millions
It’s usually late at night or Saturdays when Bambie Argyle shows up for graduate school at the University of Nebraska. Done with household and other duties, it’s her turn at the family computer in a rugged Wyoming town called Mountain View. The Lincoln campus is 770 miles away.