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Accreditation in a Rapidly Changing World
Inside Higher Ed
Historians of this period, possessing the clearsightedness that only time provides, will likely point to online learning as the disruptive technology platform that radically changed higher education, which had remained largely unchanged since the ...
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Western Oklahoma State College Discontinues Quick-Credit Courses
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) (blog)
According to an article in The Oklahoman, the college's announcement came hours after the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education met to discuss a “compliance review report” on the accelerated online courses and recommended that the college ...
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North Dakota Legislature: College-town lawmakers proposing tuition freeze
In-Forum
BISMARCK – Some lawmakers do not want to see a tuition increase at public universities over the next two years, but some opponents say legislating the issue would erode the North Dakota University System's authority over determining the tuition rates.
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Students who help pay for tuition have higher grades, new study finds
Diamondback Online
Parents who foot their children's college tuition bill may want to consider a possible consequence of their generosity, according to a recent national study by the University of California, Merced. While parent financial support increases students ...
New college degrees respond to evolving job market
Canton Repository
At 47, Frank Phillips is back in school. The Canton native is taking a mobile app development class at Stark State College of Technology to prepare for a career change forced on him by a disability. “I used to be very energetic, always building and ...
Utah legislators eye bottom line as higher education asks for more money
Salt Lake Tribune
In a year when Utah's governor is proposing a boost in state funding for higher education, the state's legislators seem focused on getting the biggest possible bang for the public buck. An approximately $70 million budget request from the state's ...
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The Epoch Times
Only Half of College Grads Use Their Degrees
The Epoch Times
A waitress at El Rey De Las Fritas restaurant cleans the counter on Oct. 3, 2012, in Miami, Fla. Nearly one-half of college graduates in the United States are overqualified for their jobs, working at places that do not require a four-year college ...
Millions of Graduates Hold Jobs That Don't Require a College Degree, Report ...Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
Have Degree, Driving Cab: Nearly Half of College Grads Are OverqualifiedCNBC.com
Commentary: Where Are the Jobs for College-Educated Americans?BET
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Keeping Diversity at the Center of the STEM Higher Education Agenda in 2013
Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
Like many, I found the month of January to be a time for reflection and renewal. The month was especially meaningful for advocates of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education with the inauguration of Barack Obama for a second ...
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Role of Accreditors in Student Learning Discussed Wednesday
Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
Washington, D.C. — Accreditors of institutions of higher education should assume greater responsibility for ensuring student learning, an education professor and author of a provocative 2011 book that slammed universities for lack of academic rigor ...
Accreditation in a Rapidly Changing WorldInside Higher Ed
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Utah legislators eye bottom line as higher education asks for more money
Salt Lake Tribune
In a year when Utah's governor is proposing a boost in state funding for higher education, the state's legislators seem focused on getting the biggest possible bang for the public buck. An approximately $70 million budget request from the state's ...
