Archive for July, 2009 - Page 3
Loyola University Offers Twitter Seminar
It's no secret by now, but Twitter has sort of been taking the entire world by storm lately. Using no more than 140 characters per post, the popular microblog network has proved itself a key player in the media world, from affecting weekend box office numbers to effectively documenting a revolution in progress. Big businesses… | Read More
Western Governors University offers first Online Accredited BS in Nursing in California
The Governor of California today announced a partnership in the state that has resulted in the first online bachelor's degree program in nursing accredited by the Education/Licensing Committee of the Board of Registered Nurses.�� The partnership agreement is going to allow California residents to pursue an online nursing degree that will result in all the… | Read More
College Degrees: Personal Protection as well as Personal Achievement
The Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting today that neither the incumbent lieutenant governor, running for reelection, nor the Republican challenger for governor (and current secretary of state) have college degrees.�� The article goes on to discuss successful people who have gotten to the top without a degree: Bill Gates (founder of Microsoft), Steve Jobs (founder… | Read More
Obama Administration Oversees Health and Environmental Job Growth
Growth within an economic downturn is an uphill battle; still, a couple of career fields have been fighting the trend and moving ahead with growth over the past year. According to President Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, jobs in the healthcare and environmental sectors are growing remarkably faster than the rest of the job… | Read More
Matching Funds Available for New GI Bill that Opens Private Colleges to Vets
The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act has been taking applications since May 1st, and will begin making payments to eligible applicants on August 1st of this year. The law covers costs associated with attending college for vets with at least three years of service and an honorable discharge, military online colleges also apply.
An important… | Read More
Grantham University Launches New Bachelor Degree in Accounting
Grantham University is a well-respected institution, both for being a world class leader in online education, and for being named one of Military Advanced Education's Top 20 Military-Friendly Colleges & Institutions for 2008. From humble beginnings in 1951 it has grown to be an online education powerhouse, and with the addition of a new degree… | Read More
New GI Bill Extends Benefits to Private Universities
The Montgomery GI Bill has always been an invaluable resources for helping military servicemembers achieve their college goals, but in the past those benefits only went so far. Now, thanks to the new and improved GI Bill, it looks like more private colleges and universities across the country will be seeing an increase in military… | Read More
Walden Introduces Mobile Adult Education Platform
Walden University has developed an online content delivery system that maximizes flexibility in the school's distance learning environment, in order to make class access more available to busy adults.�� The program has been named MobileLearn, in recognition of the fact that the student population it has been designed for is often too active to keep… | Read More
Western Governors University Receives Grant to Study Benefits of Online Education for Low-Income Students
Yesterday, respected online institution Western Governors University (WGU) issued a press release to announce its reception of a $1.2 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, for the purposes of studying online degree programs and their potential role in improving graduation rates among young low-income and minority students.
This study comes on the… | Read More
Jill Biden Praises U.S. Community Colleges as Ideal Models for the Developing World
In an interview given during her five-day visit to Europe this week, Jill Biden -- wife of Vice President Joe Biden -- mentioned community colleges as a vital tool in helping overcome the United States' economic crisis, and as a role model for education systems in other nations.
According to The New York Times, Mrs.… | Read More
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