New Online Academic Programs

Colleges begin programs in psychology, HR management, information and communication sciences, and applied computer science, among other disciplines.

By

Doug Lederman

February 20, 2019

Ball State University is establishing an online master of science degree in information and communication sciences.
Bethel University, in Minnesota, is starting an online bachelor's degree in psychology.
Hartwick College is creating a mostly online master of science program in translational biomedical research management.
Rutgers University is launching an online master's program in human resource management.
Southeast Missouri State University is beginning an online master of science degree in applied computer science.
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is launching a bachelor's degree in sustainability management.
Tufts University is a starting an online master's degree in global business administration.

Doug Lederman

Doug Lederman is editor and co-founder of Inside Higher Ed. He helps lead the news organization's editorial operations, overseeing news content, opinion pieces, career advice, blogs and other features. Doug speaks widely about higher education, including on C-Span and National Public Radio and at meetings and on campuses around the country, and his work has appeared in The New York Times and USA Today, among other publications. Doug was managing editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education from 1999 to 2003. Before that, Doug had worked at The Chronicle since 1986 in a variety of roles, first as an athletics reporter and editor. He has won three National Awards for Education Reporting from the Education Writers Association, including one in 2009 for a series of Inside Higher Ed articles he co-wrote on college rankings. He began his career as a news clerk at The New York Times. He grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and graduated in 1984 from Princeton University. Doug lives with his wife, Kate Scharff, in Bethesda, Md.