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February 3, 2012
Indiana Moves Closer to Online Education Mandate
A bill that would mandate online education for every student before they get to college has passed the Indiana state senate and was referred to the state house Feb. 1. Authored by Republican State Sen. Jim Banks, the bill SB…
February 3, 2012
University of New Brunswick Rolling Out Desire2Learn Platform
The University of New Brunswick, in Canada, is increasing what it spends on its online learning platform, but school representatives said the slight cost increase to the school—a few thousand dollars—is well worth the advantages the change in technology will…
February 3, 2012
Annual University of Phoenix Report Shows Improved Graduation Rates, Student Satisfaction
The University of Phoenix announced Feb.2 the results of its fourth annual academic report. The school’s modified graduation rate increased and student satisfaction rates are high, but there are some areas in which students underperform comparable students at other schools….
February 1, 2012
Walden University Names New President
Cynthia G. Baum has been named Walden University’s new president, the school announced Feb. 1. Baum had previously served as executive vice president over the Minneapolis-based online university’s five colleges, and will now oversee the school’s day-to-day management, academic quality,…
February 1, 2012
Former University President: Maryland’s Historically Black Colleges Deprived of Funding
Historically black colleges in Maryland are not getting equal funding to historically white colleges, former president of Morgan State University Earl S. Richardson testified before the U.S. district court in Baltimore. Funding opportunities have presented themselves several times in the…
February 1, 2012
Post University Names Chairman of Board of Trustees
Post University announced today it has named O. Alton Barron, MD, as the new chairman of its board of trustees. Dr. Barron will succeed Mark Jennings who has held the position since 2005. Jennings will remain on the board, along…
January 31, 2012
10 Big Reasons We Need to Reinvent the School Year
The school year that worked for students decades ago simply isn’t practical for today’s students.
January 31, 2012
EDMC Turns a Page in Online College Quality
My opinion of online courses experienced quite a shift when I recently had the opportunity to examine from an instructor’s perspective an online Anatomy & Physiology course offered through South University, an online college owned by Education Management Corporation (EDMC)….
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