13 weeks 5 days ago

WBEZ (blog)

MOOCs? Distance learning? Technology's impact on higher education
WBEZ (blog)
This past summer I traveled to South Africa to lecture at a number of private and state universities. South Africa has 23 institutions of higher education, which offer a full range of majors and curricula. And while these schools offer their students a ...

13 weeks 5 days ago

Why the college degree mania?
Kansas City Star
Trying to lure more young people into college just so we can say we have more college graduates will lead to more 20-something Americans with college degrees who are holding down jobs that don't require degrees or don't pay enough to cover the cost of ...

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13 weeks 5 days ago

Nevada System of Higher Education Moves to OnBase Online, Hyland ...
Sacramento Bee
29, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Overseeing eight public colleges and universities and enrolling more than 100,000 students per year, the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) turned to OnBase Online to streamline processes across the state without the ...

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13 weeks 5 days ago

Sunshine State News

Why the college degree mania?
McClatchy Washington Bureau
RALEIGH, N.C. — For many years the conventional wisdom in the United States has been that the more people who graduate from college, the better off we'll be. It's time to challenge that "wisdom." The evidence says it's wrong. In his first major ...
Coming Together on Higher EducationSunshine State News
No risk posed by 10 little newbiesTimes Higher Education
New universities: will the public good yield to private profit?The Guardian Blogs (blog)
The Guardian -BBC News -This is The West Country
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13 weeks 5 days ago

City Town Info Education Channel

'Wake-up call' for higher education
Phys.Org
Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern University, said America's higher-​​education system has flourished because of its social compact with the country's citizens. As part of that agreement, institutions provide education and help people live ...
Millennials Support Online Education, Concerned About College Costs: PollHuffington Post
Americans Proud of US Colleges and Universities But Want More InnovationCity Town Info Education Channel
Survey: US Higher Education Must Change To Remain Globally CompetitiveDiverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
U.S. News University
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13 weeks 5 days ago

PolicyMic

Credit available for some online courses
Albany Times Union
The American Council on Education, a higher education umbrella group, announced earlier this month that it will evaluate whether some of the courses should be worth college credit. Students who take a MOOC earn certificates of completion, but generally ...
Online Courses May Be the Future of Education, But That is Not a Good ThingPolicyMic
MOOCs: Education future?Charleston Gazette
To MOOC or Not to MOOC?Inside Higher Ed
Technapex
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13 weeks 5 days ago

Bay News 9

State's $10000 college degree a gimmick
Orlando Sentinel
For example, at Valencia College students may be able to qualify for steep tuition discounts in their fourth year if they meet certain criteria during the first three years, such as attending full time, never repeating a course and not requiring any ...
Scott's $10000 Tuition Proposal Questioned by Education LeaderThe Ledger
SPC accepts $100000 degree challengeTampa Bay Newspapers
Sun-Sentinel: Rick Scott's $10000 College Degree Challenge 'Worth Taking'Sunshine State News (blog)
The Courier-Journal -GOOD Magazine -Washington Monthly (blog)
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13 weeks 5 days ago

San Francisco Chronicle

Gov. Walker proposes higher education funding reform
Marquette Tribune
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker proposed initiatives to change how public higher education would receive government funding at a gathering at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, Calif. The proposed changes would dispense ...
The role of higher educationMinnesota Daily
A Wayward Plan in WisconsinInside Higher Ed

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13 weeks 5 days ago

Sunshine State News

Coming Together on Higher Education
Sunshine State News
The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities held its annual leadership meeting in Washington, D.C., this month to brainstorm on potential federal policy changes and how they might impact higher education and, most importantly, the ...
HE in FE growth a bit too marginal, Cable admitsTimes Higher Education
New universities: will the public good yield to private profit?The Guardian Blogs (blog)
Ten new universities announcedThe Guardian
BBC News -This is The West Country -Independent Catholic News
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13 weeks 5 days ago

Bay News 9

Scott's $10000 Tuition Proposal Questioned by Education Leader
The Ledger
The debate over higher education funding — including Scott's $10,000 degree plan — will move into the legislative arena ... "At a time when students are realizing that the only way to become part of the middle class is by getting a college education ...
SPC accepts $100000 degree challengeTampa Bay Newspapers
State's $10000 college degree a gimmickOrlando Sentinel
Sun-Sentinel: Rick Scott's $10000 College Degree Challenge 'Worth Taking'Sunshine State News (blog)
The Courier-Journal -GOOD Magazine -Washington Monthly (blog)
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