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This is the first school of its kind within the UT System to offer such a program. It is part of the system’s mission to give more options to students who need the flexibility and convenience of a virtual campus.Read the Full Story
JP Lenney, 49, who is president of McGraw-Hill/Irwin, the premier provider of college business and economics titles, has been appointed president of the new division. Mr. Lenney will continue to oversee McGraw-Hill/Irwin until his successor is named.Read the Full Story
Commissioners, at their open meeting June 10, also voted to retain existing rules for educational spectrum, including schools’ ability to rent the spectrum for profit. Eligibility for the spectrum, known as Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS), would also remain limited to educational institutions. Read the Full Story
Internet telephony, known as voice over Internet protocol, which is rapidly growing in popularity, allows people to make calls using a computer and broadband connection by breaking the conversation into digital packets, just as an e-mail is sent.Read the Full Story
“Brendan Herron has completed more than 25 M&A deals during his career; so we want him to focus his efforts on carrying out acquisitions,” said Thomas. “There are certain companies with exciting technologies that would hold a lot of value for our customers, and we’d like to buy those firms.”Herron’s goal is to add products […]
The research shows that teachers are not opposed to ICT integration; they’re interested in effective ways to implement learning. The organizational context into which ICT is integrated is also a major impediment when it comes to changing the teacher’s practice. Read the Full Story
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW – News) announced that the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) chose Sun’s UltraSPARC® systems based on the highly reliable, secure, and industrial-strength Solaris(TM) Operating System to run its global PeopleSoft implementation.Read the Full Story
Higher education in California, particularly its community college system, is facing a funding and leadership crisis that could deprive hundreds of thousands of students of the opportunity for a public college education, dimming the state’s hopes for future prosperity, according to a new report.Read the Full Story
Andrew S. Rosen, President and Chief Operating Officer, Kaplan, Inc. and President, Kaplan College, testified this morning before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, calling for changes in the Higher Education Act that would provide more equitable treatment for non-traditional students.Read the Full Story
Proprietary schools enroll a larger share of minority, low-income, and non-traditional students than other schools, and should be treated more equitably under current law, witnesses said.Education & the Workforce Committee Chairman John Boehner (R-OH) said, “There is a problem when schools serving some of the neediest students are treated like a second class. There is […]