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A Free Online University Has Grown to 126,000 Students. What Can It Teach Traditional Colleges? - Jeffrey R. Young, EdSurge

Economics and Change in Higher Education

When Shai Reshef started a free online university called University of the People nearly 15 years ago, skepticism was high. Online education was viewed as a poor substitute for in-person study, and anyway, how could something free be financially sustainable? Today, the college has won accreditation. It has grown to serve 126,000 students.

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How to Debunk Dangerous College Myths

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. George R. The CCsmart campaign is being adapted for use by states and community colleges to address the stigma and open access to higher education. Dr. George R. Others, alarmed by reports of the high cost of tuition, believe that going to college will require them to shoulder an oppressive debt burden.

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OSU Cascades integrates equitable career readiness

Inside Higher Ed

The competencies are designated with a badge, which a student can add to their LinkedIn profile or résumé, illuminating learned skills for a future employer. “As a growing branch campus, we constantly say we’re building the airplane as we’re flying it,” Ketsdever jokes.

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Why the Chancellor needs to address the loss of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in his Budget tomorrow

HEPI

As a result, as ERDF comes to an end this year, university-led research and innovation projects (R&I) across the UK are at risk, including the many programmes which Alliance universities deliver to support the growth of local SMEs. The inputs that are being lost are clear – in the UK, £3.7

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Beyond the transactional: Three lessons from Australia for Foreign Direct Investment in research and development (R&D)

HEPI

Here, Professor Aleks Subic, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Aston University writes as part of a series of blogs from Midlands Innovation on the key considerations for policy makers and the Higher Education sector on increasing investment into regional R&D through universities.

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Friday Fragments

Inside Higher Ed

That said, I still see value in helping students early on learn about job searches (which can also apply to internship searches), the basics of résumé writing and even about their own options. Happily for me, the ability to carry a tune isn’t a job requirement.

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The Ohio education bill that stands against diversity training—and China

University Business

Jerry Cirino, R-Kirtland, according to The Colombus Dispatch. . “Let’s just say there are a lot of things on my mind about higher education, and I decided to put them all together here,” said the bill’s sponsor Sen.