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How campuses are improving e-learning for 2013
How does your campus' 2013 e-learning plan compare to these six examples from three universities?
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 7, 2013 -
U of Virginia's business strategy MOOC partners with real world entrepreneurs and nonprofits
The course will offer students real-world experience and be analyzed for a Rhodes Scholar's master's thesis.
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Project Login aims to up IT-ready graduates in Maine
The collaborative effort will seek to double the states graduate output in computer and tech fields.
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Parties on both sides ask Supreme Court to rule on Michigan affirmative action debate
The Detroit activist group that originally filed suit against the state's affirmative action ban hopes a Supreme Court ruling would strike down bans nationwide.
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Five MOOCs receive American Council on Education credit endorsement
Will colleges grant credit to students holding certificates for these courses?
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Congressional Budget Office reports Pell won't face shortfall until 2015
The student aid program now has a surplus for 2014.
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Campus Construction High on Legislative Priority Lists
In 2011, to the chagrin of many university administrators, legislators declined to approve the financing of any campus construction projects. Read more » Source: The Texas Tribune
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Confident state legislators take lighthearted approach to new south Texas university merger plans
The new mascot won't be the "Broncolots."
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Sen. Harkin, Iowa State war over academic freedom
Senator Tom Harkin has withdrawn the donation of his papers to the Harkin Institute of Public Policy following a quarrel with the university.
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Deep Dive
12 learning management system providers and what they bring to classrooms
The LMS market's leaders maintain a strong hold, but new names continue to add diversify to the field.
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Small colleges migrate IT services into the cloud
The transition is a giant step for schools with limited IT resources.
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Rep. Foxx criticizes lack of for-profit defense from private college leaders
The North Carolina Republican utilized a Holocaust reference in her criticism.
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'U.S. News' considering new accuracy measure in aftermath of false data reports
The magazine's chief content officer compares the proposed requirement similar to the Sarbanes-Oxley Law.
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University research leaders make plea to Congress to stop sequestration
Tens of billions of dollars in federal funding for university research are at risk as sequestration looms.
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Pa. State System Of Higher Education reaches tentative agreement with faculty union
A spring faculty strike now seems highly unlikely.
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Yale, UPenn sued former students over loans
Former students defaulted on nearly $1 billion in loans and several schools have been heading to court to get their money back.
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Campus shuttering in Milwaukee creates momentum for Wisconsin for-profit regulation
Two pieces of legislation are currently on the table at the local and state levels.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 5, 2013 -
College presidents and education secretary make joint call for gun reform at NAICU meeting
Suggestions shared included stricter laws regulating firearm purchases and improved services for the mentally ill.
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2013 NMC Horizon Report identifies six technologies that will change higher ed
Six key challenges facing higher education are also presented in the report.
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University of Georgia names Morehead as new president
The state's board chose an experienced University of Georgia administrator to take over upon Michael Adams' departure.
By Brian Warmoth • Feb. 4, 2013 -
Ohio State University picks new identifying logo
In an effort to create a single look for the Ohio State brand, the university has retouched its seals and logos.
By Davide Savenije • Feb. 4, 2013 -
University of Connecticut tops list of world's most sustainable campuses
Four other American universities made the University of Indonesia's list.
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Bob Kerrey resigns from controversial president emeritus post at New School
The former senator and governor from Nebraska called it "a good time to separate."
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 4, 2013 -
Desire2Learn suffers major learning management system outages
At their worst point, the outages affected as much as a quarter of the company's clients.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 4, 2013 -
Excelsior and CLEP exams provide fast, inexpensive credit
Could future partnerships with MOOC providers be a possibility?
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 4, 2013
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