Database Fights Diploma Mills
....m. Feb. 2, 2005 PDT
Prospective online-learning students have a new tool to help them decide between a master's that might lead to a promotion and a degree that could get them fired.
The U.S. Department of Education launched a searchable online database Tuesday that includes the names, addresses an......more...U.S. Officials Sport Fake Degrees
...by a request from Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chair Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), found that these schools -- which charge a flat fee for a degree -- received at least $170,000 in government tuition-reimbursement funds.
The GAO noted that although it was able to identify 28 high-level empl......more... No Third Degree for Diploma Mills
No Third Degree for Diploma Mills
As a parade of busted government officials shows, websites offering bogus credentials are proliferating. The feds say they are looking at the problem, but not much has been done to shut down the sites. By Ryan Singel.
By Ryan Singel
2:00 a.m. March 18, 2004 PDT
For ...more... New Typeface to Help Dyslexics
...also adopt Read Regular.
As part of her research for the Read Regular project, which she began nearly three years ago while studying for her master's degree at the Royal College of Art in London, Frensch tested her typefaces with nearly 100 dyslexic people.
The project is now being supported with he......more... Down by the Diploma Mills Stream
Down by the Diploma Mills Stream
Anyone with a modem and some spare cash can buy a fake degree over the Internet. But it's often difficult to distinguish between a legitimate distance-learning university and a diploma mill. By Kendra Mayfield.
By Kendra Mayfield
2:00 a.m. Aug. 28, 2002 PDT
Welcome t...more... Women Face 'Third Shift' Online
...t in the home, according to a new report. By Kendra Mayfield.
By Kendra Mayfield
2:00 a.m. Sep. 17, 2001 PDT
When Phyllis Olmstead started a graduate degree program in education, her professor revealed an ominous statistic: Three out of four women who had gone through the program before her had gott......more... Swim, Gym and Surf (the Web)
...schools.
The winning designer will receive $5,000.
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Engineering goes the distance: The University of Washington is developing an online master's degree in construction engineering.
The school received a $165,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to add and revise its classes for the Web......more... Rensselaer Rakes In the Dough
...ols and a free trip to Washington to receive a certificate.
The awards are administered by the National Science Foundation.
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E-arn your e-learning degree: Jones International University, the first fully accredited online university, will offer six master's of education degrees with a focus on e-l......more... Wanted: Minority Women in Tech
...ly, Britney knows what she's talking about, too.
You would need at least five or six calculus courses to do that, said the reader, who has a master's degree in mathematics. This is not a toy here. It's heavy duty stuff.
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African influences: On Monday, Northwestern University will launch a website......more... |