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This post is from The Chronicle of Higher Education.
The company that owns the University of Phoenix announced on Monday a venture with the Carlyle Group, a private-equity firm, that will invest up to $1-billion in education institutions and services abroad. The parent company, the Apollo Group, will control 80.1 percent of the joint venture, [...]
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This post comes from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
Al Turgeon knows turf.
The Penn State University professor of turf grass management is world-renown, but students don’t have to travel to University Park to learn from him.
Some of his classes are as handy as the nearest computer, whether it’s in Pennsylvania or China, at home or in [...]
National School Boards Association Annual T+L conference — Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBB) a leading provider of enterprise solutions for the education industry and Project Tomorrow, a national education nonprofit group, today announce the release of Learning in the 21st Century: A National Report of Online Learning. The report underscores the importance and value which online [...]
This post comes from The Chronicle. Cornell in Qatar, Michigan State in Dubai. Now it’s New York University in Abu Dhabi. NYU’s announcement today that it is opening a branch campus in the United Arab Emirates makes it the latest, but probably not the last, American university to plant its flag in the wealthy Persian [...]
This post comes from the Texas Engineering and Extension Service. TEEX’s Emergency Services Training Institute WMD/EMS Program has been approved for Organizational Accreditation by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS). Of some 80 training providers recognized by the board, TEEX is one of only 25 providers nationwide approved for CECBEMS Organizational [...]
This post comes from the Newark Advocate. Jason Hetterscheidt, like many 31-year-old men, has an extremely demanding schedule. He has been married for five years, has a 1-year-old son and works at Ruth’s Chris Steak House to support his family. While this scenario might not seem remarkable, Hetterscheidt also is a full-time student in the [...]
This post comes form The Chronicle.
Many college athletes are used to waking up before sunrise for workouts, but most aren’t used to competing at that hour.
Enter the exploding intercollegiate sport of bass fishing, where the biggest catches often come before breakfast.
“Collegiate angling is spreading like a brush [...]
The Economist is sponsoring a series of online debates. The first debate will be on education. You can vote on their five education propositions. Judge them carefully. Issues center on education and the role of technology, corporate initiatives, social networking, limits on foreign students and the digital divide. To review the propositions and vote for [...]