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Opting for the Wired Classroom

Opting for the Wired Classroom Online MBA programs allow business professionals to pursue advanced degreeEvan Curry loves to learn but admits, “I’m not wired for the classroom.” So when the senior vice president for Philadelphia-based auto parts maker Cardone Industries USA wanted to pursue a master’s of business administration degree two years ago, doing so […]

November 19, 2003

Penn State Researcher Touts Simulation Software As Effective Teaching Tool

Penn State Researcher Touts Simulation Software As Effective Teaching Tool By Ronald Roach UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. A Penn State researcher has found that using high-quality simulation software improves student achievement, motivation and graduation rates when compared to other online methods. Dr. Brian Cameron has documented the study of two classes of a Web-based introductory networking and […]

August 13, 2003

N.C. A&T Wins National Award for Distance Learning

N.C. A&T Wins National Award for Distance LearningBy Ronald Roach GREENSBORO, N.C.Last month, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Center for Distance Learning (CDL) became the first national winner of the American Distance Education Consortium (ADEC) 1890 Webb-Godfrey-Hill Award of Excellence in Distance Education. The CDL will be honored for its work with a […]

April 23, 2003

National ‘Road Map’ Targets Higher Education’s 10 Most Critical Issues

National ‘Road Map’ Targets Higher Education’s 10 Most Critical IssuesWASHINGTON, D.C.A new nonpartisan guide aimed at making it easier for legislators and interested constituents to understand higher education’s most pressing issues has come out just as Congress is preparing to vote on the Higher Education Reauthorization Act, scheduled for this fall. “Reauthorizing the Higher Education […]

April 23, 2003

PBS Expands Distance-Learning Program

PBS Expands Distance-Learning ProgramBy Ronald Roach ALEXANDRIA, Va.For millions of adult learners across the country seeking a convenient way to sift through the confusing array of educational alternatives available to them, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is offering a helping hand. Last month, PBS launched “PBS Campus,” — a free Web site that allows […]

April 9, 2003

Grambling Online Joins Army Education Program

Grambling Online Joins Army Education ProgramBy Ronald Roach GRAMBLING, La.Grambling State University’s Distance Learning program, also known as Grambling Online, is joining the consortium of higher education institutions which offer courses through eArmyU, a virtual university program for U.S. Army personnel. Managed by IBM Business Consulting Services, eArmyU is the largest virtual university program for […]

February 26, 2003

Educause Releases Studies on Enterprise Systems, Distance Learning

Educause Releases Studies on Enterprise Systems, Distance LearningBy Ronald Roach DENVERThe EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR) recently published two new comprehensive research studies on enterprise systems and distance learning in higher education. The study, “The Promise and Performance of Enterprise Systems for Higher Education,” evaluates why institutions invested heavily to renew systems between 1997 […]

January 15, 2003

Native Americans

Tribal Colleges Receive Department of Defense Funds

Tribal Colleges Receive Department of Defense FundsBy Charles Dervarics Thirteen tribal colleges will gain new funds from the Pentagon under a program designed for Black colleges and other minority-serving institutions. The 13 colleges will receive $3.3 million under the Department of Defense’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions Infrastructure Support Program, which is […]

January 1, 2003

Five-Year Plan Targets Minority-Serving Colleges

Five-Year Plan Targets Minority-Serving CollegesBy Charles Dervarics A five-year management plan adopted by the U.S. Department of Education calls for strengthening Black colleges, Hispanic-serving institutions and tribal colleges. As one of several objectives in higher education, the Strategic Plan 2002-2007 seeks improvements for minority-serving institutions, calling them essential in “closing the gap between low-income and […]

November 20, 2002

Faculty & Staff

N.C. A&T, Others, Win Bid to Develop Aerospace Institute

N.C. A&T, Others, Win Bid to Develop Aerospace InstituteNational research facility to become a strategic partner with NASABy Ronald Roach GREENSBORO, N.C.North Carolina A&T State University is among a consortium of six universities and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics that will develop and manage the proposed National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) for the […]

November 6, 2002

Connecticut State Universities to Expand Online Offerings

Connecticut State Universities to Expand Online OfferingsHARTFORD, Conn.The Connecticut State University system has announced it has signed contracts with Campus Pipeline Inc., CollegisEduprise, SCT and WebCT to expand its distance-learning arm, OnlineCSU, and enhance online services for the overall system. The CSU System includes Central Connecticut State University, Eastern Connecticut State University, Southern Connecticut State […]

June 19, 2002

Howard President to Head HBCU Capital Financing Board

Howard President to Head HBCU Capital Financing BoardWASHINGTONU.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Roderick Paige last month announced the appointment of H. Patrick Swygert, president of Howard University, as chairman of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Capital Financing Board. His term runs through September 2004.“Patrick Swygert’s distinguished career in law and as president of two […]

May 22, 2002

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