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Veneman Announces Availability Of $9 Million In Broadband Grant Funds

“This program helps open the door to today’s high speed, high technology in the most isolated of rural communities,” said Veneman. “In today’s world it is critical to connect basic community services to high speed telecommunications.”The Broadband Community Connect program is in its third year, having already invested $21.3 million in grant funds to connect […]

Violent Television Programming And Its Impact on Children Notice of Inquiry

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The Quest for Meaning in Educational Research

When I was finishing my undergraduate degree in anthropology thirty years ago, the professor of our cultural anthropology course gave us a provocative assignment for our final paper. We were supposed to ask, and attempt to answer, one of the great, unanswered questions in cultural anthropology.Read the Full Story

Minnesota Online is one of five goals of the System 2005 Work Plan

Both as a system and through the individual colleges and universities, there is a commitment to enhance educational programs and services by supporting innovation and quality, contribute to Minnesota’s economic vitality by providing access to certificate and diploma programs and associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees and strengthen performance by demonstrating accountability and aligning college and […]

eCollege(SM) ExamGuard Gets High Marks

STAMFORD, CT – July 28, 2004 – Questionmark, the provider of Secure Server Technologies behind eCollege’s ExamGuard, today announced that institutions are successfully using ExamGuard in their online courses. eCollege launched ExamGuard at the start of the spring term in January. The application is integrated into the eCollege eLearning platform to provide added security for […]

Utah Education Network Launches Digital Media Service Based on North Plains Systems’ Telescope Enterprise Solution

TORONTO, July 27 /PRNewswire/ — North Plains Systems Corp., the leader in Enterprise Digital Asset Management (E-DAM) solutions, today announced that the Utah Education Network (UEN), a consortium of public education partners, including the Utah State Office of Education, the Utah System of Higher Education has launched its state-wide education Digital Media Service using North […]

UW-Extension beams over Reilly

UW-Extension Chancellor Kevin Reilly was chosen to become the UW System’s next president by a small regent search committee, the university announced Monday. He would succeed Katharine Lyall, who has served as president for about 12 years.Read the Full Story

Quick and easy web updates make it possible for the HIV Vaccine Trials Unit to get back to the important work at hand

As soon as HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, was identified in 1985, researchers started looking for a way to stop the disease. One option was an HIV vaccine that prevents infection or disease progression. Several scientists, including Dr. Michael Keefer at the University of Rochester Medical Center, went down this path. Read the Full […]

Survey Shows eLearning On Up

Despite the relentless pressure on higher education to accomplish more with less funding, colleges and universities are intensifying their investment in e-learning, according to an independent survey of customers of WebCT, provider of e-learning solutions. These institutions are relying on the use of e-learning to enhance education, compete for students and reduce costs. Read the […]

Parents, Policy Makers and Community Leaders in South Carolina Gain Instant Access to Powerful Student Achievement Data and Analysis

NEW YORK, July 27 /PRNewswire/ — Parents in South Carolina can see how their child’s school compares to other schools in South Carolina and whether they need to take action to improve their child’s education. Read the Full Story