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Kitzhaber says ousting of UO president would be 'fully justi...

Gov. John Kitzhaber said Saturday that University of Oregon President Richard Lariviere has shown little regard for Oregon's other universities and the State Board of Higher Education would be "fully justified" to oust him. [...]

Posted On : Nov, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

US: Online education growth dwarfs overall enrolment

I am co-director of the Babson Survey Research Group which, for the last nine years, has published a survey of online education in the United States. It has yet to see any clear indication of an overall slowdown in the growth of online ed [...]

Posted On : Nov, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Growth in Higher Education Job Postings and Employment Slows...

Advertisements for job openings in higher education rose 16.5 percent in the third quarter of 2011, according to a new report from HigherEdJobs, the leading source for jobs and career information in academia. The number of actual jobs in [...]

Posted On : Nov, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Bonuses from Online Education

These days, more than a few people are enrolling or re-enrolling school, taking into account the potential impact that a college degree can have on their career opportunities. According to the statistics, an estimated 30% of people engage [...]

Posted On : Nov, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Hochberg: Online education business growing fast, without qu...

In 2007, the Texas Legislature created a pilot program for a clearinghouse for online classes, a place where a large school districts around the state could offer specialized courses remotely to rural students, kids with special needs, or [...]

Posted On : Nov, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Follett Higher Education Group's Rent-A-Text Saves Students ...

Follett Higher Education Group's Rent-A-Text continues to grow, and remains the most popular choice for students looking to save big on course materials. Just this fall, students across the country saved nearly $90 million compared to [...]

Posted On : Oct, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Harrison ushers in online education revolution

While recent headlines have criticized the for-profit sector of higher education, an objective examination reveals they are in many ways more responsive than nonprofit sector institutions to the needs of today’s students. Factors [...]

Posted On : Oct, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Higher education must rise to challenge of reform

DISAPPOINTING RESULTS in yesterday’s Times Higher Education ( THE) global university rankings, and concern from some employers about the quality of graduates and from higher education institutions at the quality of entrants from sch [...]

Posted On : Oct, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Online education for trustees

The Financial Services Board (FSB) has launched a free online education programme, known as the Trustee Toolkit, for the education and development of retirement fund trustees. Jurgen Boyd, the FSB’s deputy executive in charge of [...]

Posted On : Aug, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Australia and India foster higher education linkages

New exchange programs for academics and college principals were among a range of initiatives designed to foster higher education links between Australia and India announced today in Delhi by Australia’s Minister for Tertiary Educati [...]

Posted On : Aug, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

New regulator to improve quality in Australian higher educat...

The commencement of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) today marks the beginning of a new era of quality for Australian higher education. Minister for Tertiary Education, Senator Chris Evans, welcomed the estab [...]

Posted On : Aug, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Using Parenting Education

There is no parenting handbook. Nobody knows the perfect way to parent. There are no set guidelines for being the best parent ever. Everyone wings it. Everyone goes through the process of trying out methods and learning from mistakes. [...]

Posted On : Jul, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Higher education in focus at Penn St. conference

Nearly 150 years after an act of Congress led to the establishment of the first land-grant universities, many of the public institutions face fiscal challenges amid tightening state budgets across the country. The questions are similar [...]

Posted On : Jun, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Campaign to raise taxes for education uses online strategy t...

Supporters of an initiative that would ask voters in November to raise taxes for education are using an online, grassroots strategy to gather signatures that could revolutionize the petition process. "It is the first time that I have [...]