Tag: Online Higher Education: Page 9

Students

IU Eyes Global Audience in Online Learning Venture

Indiana University hopes to reach unlimited numbers of students worldwide through an aggressive new online education model.

November 25, 2012

Community Colleges

Vanderbilt To Begin Offering Free Online Courses

Vanderbilt University will offer a selection of free online classes beginning in the spring.

September 23, 2012

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Many For-profit Colleges Excluded from Law

Lawmakers say new legislation that created an oversight agency aimed at protecting students of for-profit colleges doesn’t apply to many of the schools.

September 17, 2012

Leadership & Policy

Minority Education Think Tank to Launch Online

A new online education think tank that aims to expand the involvement of people of color in the growing national debate over how best to educate America’s children is being launched this week.

September 12, 2012

Students

State College in Colorado Won’t Be Investigated for Obama Course

A conservative group that took issue with a Colorado college offering credit for campaigning for President Barack Obama isn’t happy with the response from state officials.

September 10, 2012

Students

Deadline Looming for More Federal Budget Cuts

As a high-profile congressional “super committee” nears final deliberations on a $1.2 trillion deficit reduction plan, higher education advocates are launching mobilization efforts to protect programs promoting college access for low-income students and students of color.

November 20, 2011

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College Admissions Report Predicts U.S. Enrollment Increases through Decade’s End

The “2011 State of College Admission” report predicts that, while high school graduation rates have essentially leveled off, college enrollment is expected to rise—from the 20.4 million students currently enrolled in degree-granting institutions of higher education to 23 million in the 2019-20 school year.

October 23, 2011

African-American

White House Black College Leader Urges Development of HBCU Online Programs

HBCUs and the online learning community need to become “more married” to reach more African-American students, said Dr. John S. Wilson, executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs.

October 6, 2011

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Forum Panelists: U.S. Higher Education Should Discard Outdated, Elitist Practices

Panelists at a Washington discussion charged that higher education remains trapped in a past where seat time, credits and courses count for more than student learning outcomes.

September 15, 2011

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Commentary: A Finding in Search of an Explanation

Much of the public reaction to NIH’s acknowledgement of shortcomings in its grant giving blames the victim, a prominent advocate for diversity in science writes.

August 31, 2011

Students

For-profit Colleges Respond to Increased Scrutiny

Now, the industry will see if it can still make healthy profits from its challenging demographic — low-income workers, older students and those with spotty academic backgrounds — while being much more accountable for its results.

August 8, 2011

Students

Perspective: Top Five Ways Universities Can Innovate To Thrive

America’s colleges and universities are facing a period of “disruptive innovation,” with new ideas and technologies potentially sweeping away established institutions.

August 2, 2011