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A groundbreaking “reverse transfer” credit program

August 10, 2015 by By Ron Bethke, eCampus News Assistant Editor, @eCN_RonB

The University of Texas at Austin is leading a national initiative with other top universities and the National Student Clearinghouse to help transfer students earn associate degrees for…

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Should there be a “driver’s license” for online programs?

August 5, 2015 by By Ron Bethke, eCampus News Assistant Editor, @eCN_RonB

The American Council on education has released a new paper on the importance of implementing a standardized approach to recognizing online degree programs across different states. The paper,…

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New bill would increase free access to research

July 31, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Public access to federally-funded research took one move forward with the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' vote to support the Fair Access to Science…

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11 recommendations for the next steps in online learning

July 21, 2015 by By Meris Stansbury, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

After researching dozens of online learning quality models and guidelines around the world, a team of international researchers have outlined recommendations to improve those models and propel online…

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How a 1970s policy can boost completion rates today

July 13, 2015 by By Todd Hitchcock and Mary Beth Lakin

Credit for Prior Learning has emerged as an effective pathway to help more learners today, with busy lifestyles, to achieve their higher education goals. Credit for Prior Learning…

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Feds increase accountability for low-performing for-profits

July 6, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Over the past six years, the Obama Administration has taken action to tackle one of the biggest problems in higher education: abusive practices in the career college industry.…

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Gov. Scott Walker takes on tenured professors

June 24, 2015 by By Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times

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Is collaborative learning violating professors’ rights?

June 24, 2015 by By Dr. Lester A. Lefton

Is note sharing is an infringement on professors’ intellectual property rights? And can this way of thinking be justified in the age of collaborative, peer-to-peer learning? What most…

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Academic group votes to censure University of Illinois

June 16, 2015 by By David Mercer, Associated Press

A leading academic group voted Saturday to censure the University of Illinois' flagship campus over its decision not to hire a professor following his anti-Israel Twitter messages, a…

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California Community Colleges overhauls nation’s largest virtual catalog of online courses

June 9, 2015 by Meris Stansbury

Chancellor Brice W. Harris today announced that the California Community Colleges has upgraded its web-based catalog of online college courses, California Virtual Campus, to make it easier for…

A groundbreaking “reverse transfer” credit program

Should there be a “driver’s license” for online programs?

New bill would increase free access to research

11 recommendations for the next steps in online learning

How a 1970s policy can boost completion rates today

Feds increase accountability for low-performing for-profits

Gov. Scott Walker takes on tenured professors

Is collaborative learning violating professors’ rights?

California Community Colleges overhauls nation’s largest virtual catalog of online courses

Gale Digital Scholar Lab Expands to Help Students Present and Share Digital Humanities Research

APM Steam Offers Unparalleled Heat Exchanger Assessment and Testing Services for Colleges and Universities

College of Charleston Launches Two New Schools

Cyber Attacks on Colleges and Universities: How Businesses Help Safeguard Higher Education from Cyber Threats

Laramie County Community College to Unveil New SmartCIM 4.0 from Intelitek

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