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• in Technology
  Facebook Shuts Down Nevada History Project
  University of Nevada Special Collections Librarian created two profiles of historic figures, which Facebook deleted this morning for violating terms of service
  by cblaha / on Jan 12, 2012
• in Lifestyle
  College Costs Are Up.... Again. Why Are People Still Paying?
  It's no news that college costs are up again. The real news is that people are still paying for it.
  by sethjared / on Nov 1, 2011
• in Lifestyle
  Coursework Corruption
  Uncovering academic misconduct and fraud in the U.K. higher education system.
  by andosaurus / on Sep 13, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “higher education”

 

• Hillary and Tenzing climb Mt. Everest

  
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  This Day in World History May 29, 1953 Hillary and Tenzing climb Mt. Everest On May 29, 1953, at about 11:30 a.m., New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Tibetan Tenzing Norgay stood on top of the world. They had spent more than two hours straining every muscle against ice, snow, rock, and low oxygen to reach this ...
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• I graduated aged 90 – youre never too old to learn | Bertie Gladwin

  
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  I hoped that studying would delay the onset on senility. Its done more than that, as my new young friends could tell you Becoming a postgraduate at 90, as I did by graduating this year from the University of Buckingham with an MA in intelligence history , might invoke the expression "late starter", but such things ...
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• Quite a few students dream of …

  
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  Quite a few students dream of being teachers while these are in the operation of finish their classes. Many instructors would like to boost their teaching abilities. If you are members of a group such as this, an internet Masters in schooling is the right choice for you. Since all of us live in a moment of states it ...
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• How to write for Blogging Students

  
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  Editors blog: Heres what you need to know about choosing a topic, pitching your idea, and writing a publishable piece Since we launched it in January, Blogging Students has been a rip-roaring success, attracting record numbers of readers and making a huge impact on the social media, especially Facebook. These are ...
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• SEBI’s ex-chief to chair institute for human settlements

  
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  Mumbai, May 28 (IANS) The Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) Monday announced the appointment of former SEBI chairman C.B. Bhave as the new executive chairperson of its board. He will replace eminent urban expert Shirish Patel.The IIHS is a national education institution committed to the equitable, ...
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• Wolfsons view: how the foundation decides who to fund

  
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  The £20m grant to UCL was a blockbuster, a huge amount to develop a new research centre. Paul Ramsbottom of Wolfson Foundation explains how the decision was made The Wolfson Foundation , chaired by Lord Wolfson of Marylebone until his death in 2010, supports and promotes excellence in the arts, science and ...
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• Winning the Wolfson bid: how UCL secured its biggest research grant

  
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  Earlier this year UCL bagged £20m worth of funding to set up a new experimental neurology centre. Lori Manders explains how the bid was won When people think of UCL, they may think of the neoclassical columns in the main quad, Jeremy Benthams auto-icon, or perhaps our well-known art and architecture schools, The ...
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• Wesleyan University President Explains Why A Three-Year Option Is Needed

  
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  As I prepare for my  commencement  speech this year, I remember vividly when I first realized that I could graduate college in  three years  rather than four. But I realized that graduating in three years would  save my family lots of money . We will also make more visible -- and provide more support for -- the ...
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• Ultimate Alter to Online Higher Education

  
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  This system allows graduates of foreign universities be recognized that the level of studies that have reached levels corresponding to the different top university of the world while avoiding the complex process involved in many cases, approval to a specific Title Catalog of Titles officials. The integration of ...
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• Kenyatta elected Kenya’s First Prime Minister

  
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  This Day in World History May 27, 1963 Kenyatta elected Kenya’s First Prime Minister Jomo Kenyatta, 22 February 1966. Source: German Federal Archive. On May 27, 1963, the people of Kenya voted for the first time in history for their own government. Winning a better than two-to-one majority of parliamentary ...
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• Knowing when to stop

  
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  In a  paper delivered at the 2010 conference of the European Association of Conservatoires (AEC) in Ghent, Samuel Hope, executive director of the National Association of Schools of Music , spoke about the complexities of assessment in higher music education. His speech emphasizes the “centrality of content” in ...
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• While Public Higher Education Funding Is Slashed For-Profits Grow On Student Loans

  
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  The volume of federally guaranteed  student loans  to students at so-called proprietary colleges — the ones that intend to operate at a profit and get nearly all their revenue from the government — continues to grow. At the same time, state and local governments across the country are slashing spending on ...
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• The Moral Judgments College Students Attach To Career Choices

  
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  Many of these students seem to have a blinkered view of their options. There’s crass but affluent investment banking. There’s the poor but noble nonprofit world. And then there is the world of high-tech start-ups, which magically provides money and coolness simultaneously. But there was little interest in or ...
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• A social mobility drive is at odds with the coalitions university fee hike | Ed Howker

  
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  When Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats broke their student fee pledge they may well have entrenched privilege The second leg of Nick Cleggs social mobility drive has begun and already Britain has changed beyond all recognition. Havent you noticed? The deputy prime minister is already vanquishing "the ...
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• After A Period Of Decline Are Satellite Campuses Ready For Growth

  
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  Only a generation ago, such universities as Northeastern and Boston University had campuses strategically sprinkled throughout eastern Massachusetts. Higher education thrived in various local settings, especially for adults returning to college on a part-time basis. Much of this has now vanished - though perhaps it ...
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• Internships v paid work: which would you choose?

  
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  Some students find they get more out of part-time jobs than prestigious internships. How do you manage your time? As the graduate employment market becomes increasingly competitive, we need to make ourselves stand out from the crowd – good grades and experience are a must. But we also have to pay the rent. So, ...
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• Attacking publishers will not make open access any more sustainable

  
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  Publishers fully support expanding access to publicly funded research but only as part of a model that is financially viable Much has been written about journal publishers over the past few months but unfortunately this has focused almost exclusively on one side of the debate: the desire for greater access to ...
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• For the more aged scholar, goi…

  
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  For the more aged scholar, going back to university generally is a daunting practical experience. Many people choose to revisit classes to search for the diploma they’ve generally sought, to influence a job alter, loss in employment, and for several reasons. Continuous your instruction is hard operate. It’s ...
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• Having the American Dream should not be an entitlement

  
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  Rather, you should be entitled to the pursuit of the American Dream. From Mark Perry’s blog post, Opening the Floodgates : Government housing policies turned “good renters into bad homeowners” and created an unsustainable housing bubble.  It’s now becoming apparent that government education policies ...
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• Its Official

  
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  Dear Mr. Miller: Your application for admission to the University of Idaho and supporting credentials have been reviewed. We are pleased to inform you that you have been granted admission to the M.A.T. program in Mathematics. Your formal acceptance letter will be mailed shortly. Congratulations and welcome to ...
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