Posts Tagged with "Colleges And Universities"

Trying to ‘Reset’ Online Fight

Friday, May 17, 2013

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  MAY 16, 2013.  Seeking to “reset” a contentious debate about the role of technology in California public higher education, the authors of a new report argue that California policy makers need a statewide approach to end what they call …Continue reading »

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House Cmte. Passes Bill on Higher Ed. Data Transparency

Thursday, May 16, 2013

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On a bipartisan voice vote that took place in record time yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce approved sending the "Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act" (HR 1949) to the full...

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For California colleges, governor calls for tuition freezes and drops proposal for unit caps

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

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SILICON VALLEY MERCURY NEWS.  MAY 14, 2013.  Gov. Jerry Brown’s latest budget proposal calls for spending more on the state’s colleges and universities each year through 2016-17 — and for a 4-year tuition freeze at CSU and UC. But the …Continue reading »

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Credit Without Teaching

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  APRIL 22, 2013.  Earlier this year Capella University and the new College for America began enrolling hundreds of students in academic programs without courses, teaching professors, grades, deadlines or credit hour requirements, but with a path to …Continue reading »

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Amended but Not Commended

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  APRIL 22, 2013.  A closely watched and controversial California bill to allow online courses from unaccredited providers to count for credit in three of the world’s largest public college systems has been amended in an effort to …Continue reading »

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EdX Rejected

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  APRIL 19, 2013.  After months of wooing and under close scrutiny, edX was rejected this week by Amherst College amid faculty concerns about the online course provider’s business plans and impact on student learning. Amherst professors voted …Continue reading »

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2013 Security Awareness Video & Poster Contest Winners Announced

Monday, April 22, 2013

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Nine winners of the 5th Annual Information Security Awareness Video and Poster Contest have been selected. The winning videos and posters are now available for colleges and universities to use in campus security awareness campaigns during National Cybe...

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FCC Telecom Service Provider Accessibility Certification Rules

Monday, April 22, 2013

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Our friends at ACUTA (the higher education telecommunications administrators association) have posted an alert to colleges and universities that "charge students, tenants, or others for telephone service" (excluding institutions that allocate t...

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Bill to Create ‘New University of California’ Dies

Thursday, April 18, 2013

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  APRIL 18, 2013.  A bill is dead to create a fourth college system in California to award credit and degrees to students but offer no courses, according to the head of the state Assembly’s higher education committee. …Continue reading »

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Taking on Accreditors and Faculty

Friday, April 12, 2013

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  APRIL 11, 2013.  Florida lawmakers advanced a bill this week intended to upend the American college accreditation system. The measure would allow Florida officials to accredit individual courses on their own — including classes offered by unaccredited for-profit providers. …Continue reading »

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