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“I won't say there aren't any Harvard graduates who have never asserted a superior attitude. But they have done so to our great embarrassment and in no way represent the Harvard I know.” — Derek Bok, President Emeritus of Harvard University
For many years I've seen people mention the Harvard Extension School as a ...
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“It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.” — Juvenal
Currently on the forum there's a discussion about whether there's a big difference between for-profit and non-profit schools. A link was posted to this article in the Washington Monthly that takes for-profit schools to task, ...
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“The decision by the Maryland Higher Education Commission to prohibit access by Maryland citizens to an online academic program of a Maryland university is insane!” — Donald N. Langenberg, chancellor emeritus of the University System of Maryland
Having grown up and now living back in Northern Virginia, Maryland is the state ...
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“Uncertainty will always be part of the taking charge process.” — Harold S. Geneen
As was pointed out on the forum today, and has been reported in various media, Penn Foster College is being bought by Princeton Review. In this they're playing catch up with rival Kaplan, which both has an extensive set of test ...
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“Universities share one characteristic with compulsive gamblers and exiled royalty: there is never enough money to satisfy their desires.” — Derek Bok, former president of Harvard University
Yesterday I went to the Cato Institute, a think tank here in Washington, D.C. that promotes civil liberties and free markets. They ...
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“The ideas have caught attention in the blogosphere. Steve Foerster, who
writes a blog about higher education for elearners.com, blasted UC
recently for asking for what he described as a federal bailout.” — The Sacramento Bee
Okay, that's pretty cool. Yesterday out of the blue I got a call from Laurel Rosenhall, ...
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“Alexander Hamilton started the U.S. Treasury with nothing, and that was the closest our country has ever been to being even.” — Will Rogers
It seems that nowadays everyone gets a bailout or a stimulus of some kind. We covered Wall Street so that they didn't have to suffer for their mistakes. Same with banks, ...
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“No bubble is so iridescent or floats longer than that blown by the successful teacher.” — William Osler
Recently I've been talking about the high cost of a college education,
some emerging lower cost options, and why tuition rates might generally
be so high. It's a subject that really interests me, and one that ...
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“A billion here, a billion there, sooner or later it adds up to real money.” — attributed to U.S. Senator Everett Dirksen
Recently I wrote about some reactions from the higher education marketplace to the incredibly high cost of a college education, specifically the inexpensive courses offered by a company called Straighter Line ...
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Some of us are at home right now, scratching our heads at what should we do with our lives....if you have been laid off or on the brink of it, or you just have an uncertainty about your existing position, there's never been a better time to start thinking about your professional future. I browsed across the web and I saw USNEWS.com ...
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“Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!” — Dr. Peter Venkman, Ghostbusters
About two years ago, a funny thing happened in California. I know, crazy things happen there all the time, but this one was a very unusual occurrence in the recent history of higher education. What happened was that ...
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“Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.” — Erica Jong
CNN is reporting that a recent grad of Monroe College in the Bronx is suing her school because she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in IT and hasn't found a job yet. This particular article caught my eye because ...
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“I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks.” — Daniel Boone
My recent posts about my wife getting into law school focused on why she was interested specifically in a British university, and how that might enable her to practice here in the U.S. while we're still here. She's very ...
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“...if you are at an institution that believes professors have a responsibility to be public intellectuals, and if your main concern is getting your ideas out to the broadest audience possible, then this kind of Web publishing is certainly an intriguing option worth considering.” — Douglas J. Amy
Fellow eLearners, allow me to ...
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“Oh, have I come to the point where I'm losing the grip
Or is it still time to get into
The swing of things” — a-ha
So yesterday was the first day of my third term at A.T. Still University. I am actually buying books this time, although they come to less than eighty dollars, and I ought to be able to sell them for ...
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“I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further.” — Darth Vader, The Empire Strikes Back
You know you've been in a university program for a while when you reach that unenviable milestone of the first notice from your school that the tuition is to be increased. In my case, this happened a few days ago ...
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I just received the following message from W. Jack Magruder, the President of A.T. Still University:
On February 18, 2009, the Higher Learning Commission Site Visit Team reported its preliminary recommendation to accredit A.T. Still University for ten years, the longest period possible. The highlight of assessing the Missouri and ...
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“We're adding a little something to this month's sales contest. As you all know, first prize is a Cadillac Eldorado. Anybody want to see second prize? Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is you're fired.” – Blake, Glengarry Glen Ross
If there’s anything I hate in a school (or anything else for ...
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“Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” – Dorothy Gale, The Wizard of Oz
(However, while I’m not in Kansas, I’m finding out that Missouri really is right next door. Confused? Don’t worry, I’ll explain.)
Before actual online courses begin, A.T. Still University ...
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