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June 20, 2013
Michael Clifford has launched a new online course provider, this time a nonprofit. And the site's 27 courses have all earned ACE credit recommendations.
June 20, 2013
To try to increase enrollment during the summer -- to boost graduation rates and revenue -- some colleges are discounting tuition and offering other perks. In most cases, the strategy has shown little payoff.
June 20, 2013
Jane Oates, formerly a top Labor Department official and Ted Kennedy aide, joins University of Phoenix parent company to oversee employer relations for the for-profit giant.
June 20, 2013
The former education secretary speaks on a new book about whether a college degree is worth it.
June 20, 2013
Addition of extra year prompts controversy at U. of Delhi, which is accused of Americanizing.
June 20, 2013
The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges and universities:
Dickinson College
David Ball, English
Alex Bates, Japanese language and literature
Shawn Bender, East Asian studies
Christopher Bilodeau, history
Scott Boback, biology
Catrina Hamilton-Drager, physics and astronomy
Elizabeth Lee, art history
John MacCormick, computer science
Marian Past, Spanish
Hardin-Simmons University
June 19, 2013
Academic leaders of Big 10 and U. of Chicago issue statement promoting joint online instruction, but suggesting that universities may be better off managing it without corporate involvement.
