Tag: Online Classes

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Oregon State University, Guild Education Offer Online Programs

Oregon State University is teaming up with Guild Education to provide the University's online programs to working adults. Guild partners with some of the nation's largest employers, including Target and Chipotle, to offer employees education programs.

August 10, 2021

COVID-19

‘Disappointed’ UW-Madison Student Leaders Ask the University to Move All Classes Online

Elected student government leaders at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are asking that the school move to an all-virtual format, amid other requests, saying it is “disappointed with the University’s leadership in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.” In a letter, later published by WKOW news, the Associated Students of Madison wrote, “The University must understand […]

September 8, 2020

News Roundup

West Virginia U Suspends In-Person Classes After Increase in Cases and Holiday Weekend Parties

West Virginia University is suspending in-person classes at its main campus in Morgantown through Sept. 25 following a recent spike in COVID-19 infections among students there, reports NBC news. All courses, besides graduate-level and professional courses, will be online during that period. According to university officials, the decision was in direct response to both the […]

September 8, 2020

Students

Three Tips for First-Generation Graduate Students Navigating Education During the Pandemic

There has been a lot of focus on how higher education institutions are dealing with the pandemic. Will classes be online in the Fall? How will the rigor of courses be maintained? Will there be budget cuts? How will the postsecondary model of education focus on the impact on students? Most of these conversations have focused on undergraduate students, faculty, and staff. One population that is often overlooked is the graduate student population. Who can they turn to for resources in this uncertain time?

July 27, 2020

COVID-19

Survey: 80% of Virginia College Students Are Struggling Academically Due to COVID-19

Close to 80% of Virginia’s college students are struggling with academics due to the COVID-19 pandemic, said a new survey. “Like many others, students at Virginia’s higher education institutions navigated an overnight shift to at-home, online learning; a dramatic transition that undoubtedly impacted students’ education and well-being,” said the State Council of Higher Education, which […]

May 29, 2020

COVID-19

Harvard Will Open For Fall But Most Instruction May be Remote

Harvard University said it will open for fall 2020 but most or all instruction may be remote — that is, through online classes. “…we will need to prepare for a scenario in which much or all learning will be conducted remotely,” said Harvard provost Alan Garber, in a letter to the campus community posted on […]

April 28, 2020

COVID-19

Oklahoma University Considers Staying Online Through Spring 2021

Oklahoma University (OU)  is considering keeping classes online not just during next fall but also for next spring, that is, spring 2021, due to the coronavirus pandemic, reported campus newspaper OU Daily. However, OU still hasn’t yet decided how it will conduct even the upcoming fall semester. The options being considered are returning to in-person […]

April 14, 2020

COVID-19

‘Spirit-Murdering’ Comes to Zoom: Racist Attacks Plague Online Learning

Now termed “Zoombombing,” the number of racist and vitriolic attacks on the video conferencing platform Zoom have proliferated in the past two weeks as higher education institutions transition courses online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 1, 2020

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Papa John’s, Purdue Global Partner to Provide Free Tuition For Corporate Employees

American restaurant franchise Papa John’s Pizza has announced it has partnered with Purdue University Global to provide free tuition for 20,000 of Papa John’s corporate employees. Under the partnership, Papa John’s corporate employees can enroll in any of Purdue Global’s online associate, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs at no cost to them. Some of the […]

February 14, 2019

Students

Student Affairs Goes Digital: Translating Student Support to the World of Online Learning

With nearly a third of all students now taking at least one course online, institutions are grappling with the reality that online is neither fringe or the sole domain of nontraditional students or for-profit colleges.

December 16, 2018