Scheme to put distance education in focus
The program will benefit remote area students in the NorthernTerritory and in NSW.Read the Full Article
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Central Asia: Charter University To Bring Education To Remote Mountain Regions
The University of Central Asia will have three campuses in the mountain regions of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. As RFE/RL reports, the long-term project is already bringing education opportunities to residents of the countries’ most remote areas.Read the Full Article
The Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Releases Report on Technology to Protect Digitized Copyrighted Works
In response to specific questions posed by Congress, and drawing on public comments submitted and testimony from a public hearing held at the USPTO on February 4, 2003, USPTO identified over 100 commercial firms that have developed, are proposing to develop, or offering such technological protection systems. The report contains information on selected products that […]
Online Universities Promising “Accredited” Degrees & Diplomas
They’re not approved by the Department of Education. But these questionable accreditation services can make a mail-order diploma sound like a sheepskin from Harvard. And two of the more notorious services list Nevada as their home address.Read the Full Article
Online Learning Fills Void in Nations Coping With SARS
The steep escalation of people contracting the potentially fatal respiratory illness known as SARS forced many government and school officials in Asia to close school for more than 2 million students. Schools are gradually reopening, and, surprisingly, many students aren’t behind academically. Read the Full Article
Home-schooled student wins geographic bee
Williams, from Washington state, captured the title by knowing that Goa in India was formerly a colony of Portugal.Read the Full Article
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan Stress the Benefits of Economic and Financial Education
An increasingly complex global financial system underscores the need for consumers to have a strong working knowledge of financial concepts. At a news conference today to launch the initiative, Federal Reserve Board Governor Edward M. Gramlich said, “Americans of every income and educational background want additional tools and training to address the complexities of personal […]
Copying copyrighted MP3s and CDs illegal, counsel says
May 17, 2003. Peer-to-peer digital file-sharing programs, which allow users to copy files from computer to computer across networks, were recently the subject of lawsuits brought by the Recording Industries Association of America (RIAA) against four non-Dartmouth undergraduates.Read the Full Article
Columbia Graduates 10,000 Students on May 21; Commencement Webcast Live
Columbia expects to graduate more than 10,000 students on Wednesday, May 21, 2003, at 10:30 a.m. — one of the largest classes in its history. Lee C. Bollinger will deliver his first commencement address as president of Columbia University.View Webcast
Words of wisdom, wit and winning (Go Bears!)
What’s Next for the Class of 2003? A look at what the future holds for this year’s graduates – in their own words.Read the Full Article