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Michigan State to Close Academic Departments
Michigan State University (MSU) has completed cutting the fat from its budget and is now cutting into the bone. In the wake of vastly reduced state funding, a grim fact that virtually all public universities are facing, MSU has announced tentative plans to axe not only degree programs but entire departments. The protests [...]
Five Texas Schools – One Campus
In the Dallas area sixty minute commutes are common on a good day. One of the educational options for the monster commutes in major Texas cities is the pursuit of online degrees, but many students who prefer classrooms can be frustrated by distance issues or by cost. For those who are planning to [...]
SUNY in a Dialogue on Credit Transfers
The State University of New York system operates sixty four campuses with both two year and four year campuses. Despite the fact that they are under one umbrella, the issue of transferring credits from a two year school into a baccalaureate program has been an ongoing problem.
Inside Higher Education is reporting that the committee studying [...]
Ashworth College Named as Military Friendly School
Every year GI Jobs published a list of “military friendly” schools that are being acknowledged due to their special efforts on behalf of returning veterans. This year Ashworth College was added to the list, which was announced on October 23rd.
The list was compiled through research starting last May during which G.I. Jobs polled more [...]
What You Learn Matters More Than Where You Learn It
In an article posted on TechCrunch, an entrepreneur-turned-academic writes about his research into the relationship between successful entrepreneurship and the education of the business founders. What found in his profiles of successful business leaders might surprise you. Author Vivek Wadhwa is a research associate at Harvard and chairs a research division at Duke.
In [...]
University of Phoenix Picks Portland Teacher for Mentor of the Year
Teaching in a classroom can be a challenge on its own, but mentoring is another thing altogether — the amount of energy and one-on-one intensity is something to be commended. This month, one man was recognized for exactly that. Russ Kinyon, a fourth grade teacher at Glenfair Elementary School in Portland, Oregon, was honored by [...]
University of Phoenix and HandsOn Network Team to Launch Volunteer Program
By his hundredth day, President Obama reached out with a call to service, asking citizens to stand up and give back to their communities. Many have answered that call, from individuals to larger organizations. University of Phoenix online college is among them — along with partnering company HandsOn Network, the online college is working to [...]
Report on the Green Jobs Sector
Green industry consulting firm Clean Edge Inc. has issued a report on the growth of green industry jobs: what they are, what they pay and where to find them. The study paints a picture of an invigorating industry that is growing rapidly with the help of state tax breaks and private investment ($3.1 billion [...]
Globalization of the MBA
An MBA degree has been the ticket to success in the U.S. business world for decades. The same is true for most nations, and as the economy has become a global affair so has the development of graduate business schools that operate in more than one national or cultural environment. CNBC Europe recently [...]
Business Schools Breaking Enrollment Records
BusinessWeek magazine has a story this week on the overwhelming, and surprising, applications to business schools across the nation this year. Admissions directors at most schools were expecting a drop off in enrollment due to three factors. In recent years the MBA has lost some of its luster on job applications because of [...]
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