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Community Colleges

New Federal Commission to Examine Higher Education Strategy

Now that the administration has launched the No Child Left Behind initiative, the Department of Education is turning some attention to higher education. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings formed a 19-member Commission on the Future of Higher Education to examine issues such as skills students need to learn to compete in the global economy, and the […]

October 19, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Grants & Awards

The Art Center College of Design (Calif.) has been awarded a $75,000 Architectural Conservation Grant from the Getty Foundation, the philanthropic division of the J. Paul Getty Trust in Los Angeles, to support conservation planning for the Craig Ellwood building, located at the Art Center’s Hillside Campus. The California State University, Northridge Cinema and Television […]

October 19, 2005

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Six Foundations Commit $200 Million to Higher Education In Africa Over the Next Five Years

Characterizing African universities as necessary contributors to the continent’s future development

October 5, 2005

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Six Foundations Announce $200 Million Commitment to Higher Education in Africa

Characterizing African universities as necessary contributors to the continent’s future development, governance and peace

September 18, 2005

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New Head of Education Department

New Head of Education Department Expected to Focus on K-12By Charles PekowThough a new leader will soon take the helm at the Department of Education, some educators say the Bush administration’s gaze will stay fixed on K-12 issues instead of higher education.Secretary of Education Roderick Paige, who announced his decision to resign Nov. 15, will […]

December 15, 2004

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Nova Southeastern Teams With Association

Nova Southeastern Teams With Association On Training Distance Education Managers FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.The U.S. Distance Learning Association has teamed up with Florida-based Nova Southastern University to launch a certificate program to help institutional managers integrate electronic education practices into their business processes. Debuting Oct. 8-9, the “Distance Learning Leaders” certificate program requires two on-site days […]

September 8, 2004

Leadership & Policy

Brave New Leadership

Brave New LeadershipWith community college presidents retiring left and right, what’s an open-access institution to do? Leadership programs just might be the answerAs community colleges grapple with some of the most pressing issues they’ve ever faced — teacher shortages, swelling enrollments and budget cuts, to name a few — those at the helm of the […]

August 25, 2004

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University of Miami, Private School Team Up to Offer Virtual High School

University of Miami, Private School Team Up to Offer Virtual High SchoolCORAL GABLES, Fla.The University of Miami has partnered with a private Florida-based K-12 school to collaborate on an online high school. Last fall, the Sagemont School in Weston approached the university with plans for a partnership that would allow the university’s professors to conduct […]

July 14, 2004

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Attracting Support Difficult for Distance Ed Programs, Report Says

Attracting Support Difficult for Distance Ed Programs, Report Says BOSTONNearly 60 percent of senior university administrative officials say obtaining management and faculty support is the greatest challenge in managing distance learning programs at their schools, according to a new survey.The survey, conducted by Acadient, a developer and distributor of online education, also shows that despite these […]

June 2, 2004

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Study on Virtual Education Released

Study on Virtual Education ReleasedDENVERRecognizing a lack of research on virtual education, the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) and the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications (WCET) jointly undertook in 2002 a national study to examine the goals, functions, challenges and outcomes of Virtual Colleges/Universities (VCU) across the United States. The SHEEO-WCET study summarizes six […]

May 19, 2004

Community Colleges

Global Trade Could Hinder Higher Education, Report Says

Global Trade Could Hinder Higher Education, Report SaysAccording to a new report, some U.S. higher education officials are worried that international trade agreements could commercialize education and have a negative impact on the higher education community as a whole, community colleges and four-year institutions alike. The lines are blurred, they say, and many educators are […]

May 5, 2004

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Five Postsecondary Institutions

Five Postsecondary Institutions Added to Distance Education Program  Five additional postsecondary education institutions have been selected to participate in the Distance Education Demonstration program, bringing the total number of institutions, systems and consortia of institutions admitted to the program to 29 in 23 states and the District of Columbia, announced Dr. Roderick Paige, U.S. Secretary […]

December 31, 2003