September 30, 2009
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CHARLES TOWN, W.Va.—-In recognition of outstanding quality in online learning, The Sloan Consortium will present American Public University System with the 2009 Ralph E. Gomory Award for Quality Online Education at the 15th Sloan-C Annual International Conference in October.
Original Article: American Public University System Honored by Renowned International Nonprofit Group Committed to Excellence in Online … (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
September 30, 2009
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University of Louisville basketball fans can get a preseason look at the Cardinals when the men’s team plays a Red-White intrasquad scrimmage on Sunday, Oct. 25 at 3 p.m. in Freedom Hall. Tickets are $5 and will go on sale at 9 a.m. Friday at U of …
Original Article: Cards will scrimmage at Freedom Hall - Louisville Courier-Journal
September 30, 2009
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In voting this summer, faculty senates at six of the 10 universities also supported a common core curriculum to make it easier for students to transfer credits from one school to another and a centralized undergraduate admissions process. The …
Original Article: Majority of Tennessee university faculty senates back merger - Leaf Chronicle
September 30, 2009
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Colleges and universities need to attack campus gambling problems in the same manner they confront the issue of alcohol abuse, a national gambling task force recommended in a study released Tuesday. Nearly 80 percent of all schools do not have a …
Original Article: Schools lack gambling policy - Las Vegas Review Journal
September 30, 2009
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Andy Polak, president of the Rod Serling Memorial Foundation, stands on a the carousel that inspired “The Twilight Zone” episode, “Walking Distance”, in Binghamton, N.Y., Friday, Sept. 25, 2009. Binghamton, Serling’s hometown, will mark the 50th …
Original Article: Twilight Zone celebrates 50 years - Reporter
September 30, 2009
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The nation’s colleges and universities should attack gambling addiction as ferociously as binge drinking and other campus plagues that put students at risk, according to a task force on gambling policies. It’s an issue with particular resonance in …
Original Article: Casino and Gambling - Morning Call
September 30, 2009
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MANKATO, Minn. — It’s sort of like “The Biggest Loser.” Only, at Maverick Boot Camp, people compete in teams, and there isn’t a giant pile of cash awaiting the winners. But that’s OK because this isn’t about the money. It’s about …
Original Article: College students take up a fitness challenge - Reporter
September 30, 2009
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Linda Frakes, an entrepreneur in Georgia, built a life around her six-figure income. But when her new business collided with the credit crunch, Frakes found herself facing a financial fate she never anticipated. “It’s a far way to fall,” she …
Original Article: 10 Things Bankruptcy Court Won’t Tell You - Smart Money
September 30, 2009
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SAN FRANCISCO (Private Equity Week)- In the wake of the largest financial sector downturn in decades, venture capitalists have been frugal about funding most cash-hungry startups. One sector that’s bucked the trend in recent months, however, is …
Original Article: Altius raises $8 million for online education - Reuters
September 30, 2009
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GREENSBORO — N.C. A&T’s Homecoming celebration draws thousands to Greensboro every year — students, alumni, families and music fans who want to see the hottest names in R&B, hip-hop and rap. But this year’s celebration is also drawing …
Original Article: N.C. A&T headliner drawing criticism - Greensboro News & Record
September 30, 2009
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The British are coming. Actually, they’re already here. Hailing from across the pond, traveling Shakespeare company Actors From the London Stage will perform Shakespeare’s tragedy “King Lear” in the B. Iden Payne Theatre. Performances will …
Original Article: The London Stage meets the UT stage in ‘King Lear’ - Daily Texan Online
September 29, 2009
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MINNEAPOLIS - A recent study on the benefits of distance learning issued by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), led Walden University President Jonathan Kaplan to publish an editorial in Inside Higher Ed, a premier higher education news source, on the benefits of online education.
Original Article: Walden University President Speaks Out on Pros of Online Learning (dBusinessNews.com)
