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Higher education: New centre to produce foreign policy exper...

PESHAWAR: The newly-established Regional Study Centre (RSC) at the University of Peshawar (UoP) will research on geography, politics, economy, governance, religion and natural resources of neighbouring countries. Using this data, they wil [...]

Posted On : Oct, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Online education site raises $3 mil in a round led by Groupo...

Groupon co-founders Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell have invested in online educational site (with one complicate name) Udemy through their venture capital fund Lightbank. Udemy just announced a $3 million Series A round of financing led [...]

Posted On : Oct, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Online Education's Importance Confirmed by Release of Growth...

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) recently released a report that highlights the increasingly large role online education plays in colleges and universities across the country. According to the report, between 2000 and 2 [...]

Posted On : Oct, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Higher Education: Cam Newton, and the politics of winning

On Sunday afternoon against the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers , Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton became the first player in NFL history to throw for over 400 yards in each of his first two NFL starts. He was ecli [...]

Posted On : Sep, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

New Report Examines How Postsecondary Education Affects Sala...

This spring, Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce released a report detailing how a student's major can affect earnings after graduating. Now, in a recent follow up report, the center tries to further anal [...]

Posted On : Aug, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Advocates: Seniors, poor need online education, protection

Consumer and privacy advocates on Tuesday pushed for greater online protections and education for seniors as well as low-income and disadvantaged users who increasingly are embracing the Internet. Among families with an annual income [...]

Posted On : Jul, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Education Issues and The Politics of Standardized Testing Co...

Not long ago, there was an interesting piece in Newsweek on the reality US education versus the rest of the world. The article was written by Robert Samuelson, and he touched on a few very interesting points. Namely, if we separa [...]

Posted On : Jul, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

New Bisk Web Portal Showcases Proven Online Education Soluti...

Bisk Education, the worldwide leader in online education, is proud to announce its newly revamped website at http://www.Bisk.com. The site acts as a centralized portal for information about the company and its end-to-end education solutio [...]

Posted On : Jun, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Nevada regents ponder $85M higher education cuts

In the throes of the legislative session, the fate of Nevada's colleges and universities looked dire: Philosophy, French and theater programs were gone, and entire college campuses would melt together through mergers. But after a l [...]

Posted On : Jun, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

CAG raps Maha over poor plight of medical education

Citing examples from four hospitals, the report said a sonography machine in Ambejogai hospital purchased at Rs 6.75 lakh went out of order. A CT scan machine at Miraj hospital was out of service. A bond is taken from every student compl [...]

Posted On : Apr, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Minnesota lawmakers discuss proposed cuts to higher educatio...

Brent Tweet said he used to be content to let politicians handle the issues of the day. Not anymore. He’s been homeless and he’s been in jail, but today he said he’s a successful student and vocal member of the student [...]

Posted On : Apr, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

N.D. education officials strongly oppose higher ed legislati...

Education officials came out in strong opposition on Monday to a proposal that would overhaul the state’s education system if approved by voters. Higher education and K-12 officials told state senators that a new Department of Educ [...]

Posted On : Apr, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Learnable Launch Marks Turning Point For Social Online Educa...

Education just got a lot more social, with the launch of social online learning site learnable. The peer-to-peer learning service connects everyday experts with willing learners around the world, marking a turning point for the online ed [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Resistance to possible higher education budget cuts

On Tuesday, March 8, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett announced his new budget plan for the state, cutting $866 million out of nearly every spending area. One of the most adversely affected areas is education: both public schools and st [...]