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Desperately seeking Mo’ne

At the end of the 2014 Little League World Series star pitcher Mo’ne Davis got the call of her life. Mo’ne is only in...

American higher education from a distance

If “the medium is the message” as Marshall McLuhan so famously proclaimed in Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man, then what is the message...

Earth U: Inspiring institutions of sustainability

"There is no magic wand that can resolve our problems. The solution rests with our work and discipline." —Jose Eduardo Dos Santos Higher learning has come...

Harvard Yard: Extension school focused on working Professionals

“The soil is the great connector of lives, the source and destination of all. It is the healer and restorer and resurrector, by which...

Life and learning on the fast track

Some see the three year baccalaureate as a fad which will ultimately dilute the depth, breadth, and rigor of the true college learning and...

Higher learning of film in the heart of Hollywood

Some of the nation’s leading film schools, of course, are nestled in the heart of Hollywood. Enter stage left—the Los Angeles Film School. This creative...

For-profit catalysts of Olympic champions at Sochi

Question: What do Coca-Cola, BMW and DeVry University all have in common? Answer: Each of these brand names has a sponsorship relationship with the...

Open university: The people’s university

In her 2014 State of the University of New York Address, Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher launched Open SUNY, a systemwide distance learning consortium. Over...

Catching fire 2014: Campus survival strategies

In the epic Hunger Games trilogy, Katniss learns that to survive, it is not enough to know where to be—it is just as important...