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Ten state universities join with online education provider
Hoping to take advantage of new technologies to expand online education, 10 additional public universities and state college systems around the country are affiliating with Coursera, one of the leading providers of online education. But the schools&...
Tags: Students, Colleges and Universities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, West Virginia University, University of Houston
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Rutgers' Julie Hermann has no plans to resign
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Julie Hermann is not resigning as Rutgers' incoming athletic director following a report that 16 years ago she humiliated and emotionally abused players while coaching the women's volleyball team at Tennessee. And the...
Tags: Basketball, Elections, Rutgers University, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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James M. Buchanan dies at 93; won Nobel Prize in economics
James M. Buchanan, the U.S. economist who won the 1986 Nobel Prize for applying the principles of economic self-interest to understand why politicians do what they do, has died. He was 93. He died Wednesday at a hospital in Blacksburg, Va., according to...
Tags: Elections, Colleges and Universities, University of Virginia, Entertainment Events, Nobel Prize Awards
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Evelyn Bryan Johnson dies at 102; pioneering female pilot
With her husband serving in the Army Air Forces during World War II, Evelyn Bryan Johnson was looking for something to occupy her time when she wasn't running their dry-cleaning business in Jefferson City, Tenn.
She found it in a small advertisement...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents, Glaucoma, Bryan Johnson, Car Engine Repair
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Maine West teens to get taste of working for the community
The thought of kicking off summer vacation by waking up early and heading to a five-hour high school government class might seem unappealing to some sleep-loving teenagers, but 16-year-old Krista Musgrave of Des Plaines can't wait. This week, she will...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Sociology, Social Sciences, Arts and Culture
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Rutgers search member faults vetting
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A Rutgers University dean who took part in the search for a new athletic director said Tuesday that she is "mystified" and "dumbfounded" that a search firm didn't find red flags about the woman who was chosen for the job. The...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Elections, Colleges and Universities, Rutgers University, Career and Workplace
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Rutgers president gets governor's backing
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers University's president, a neuroscientist, was brought in last year to turn the school into a medical sciences powerhouse, but he has quickly become a target of criticism from some lawmakers who question his ability to...
Tags: Basketball, Rutgers University, Government, Michigan Wolverines, Big Ten Conference
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John Smallwood: Rutgers can't seem to get out of its own way
Philadelphia Daily NewsPerception can often become reality, and the problem with Rutgers athletic department is that it seems no one has any idea of what they are doing. The last several months in New Brunswick are a lesson in how not to properly manage a crisis situation....Tags: Chris Christie, Basketball, Rutgers University, ESPN (tv network), University of Louisville
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Some Rutgers Search Committee Members Say Process To Hire AD Was Rushed
The Hartford CourantSome members of the Rutgers University search committee that recommended the hiring of new athletic director Julie Hermann have expressed dissatisfaction with the hiring process, according to an ESPN.com story. Kate Sweeney and Richard Edwards, who co-...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Rutgers University, ESPN (tv network)
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Because of previous turmoil, Julie Hermann says she's 'uniquely qualified'
The Philadelphia InquirerPISCATAWAY, N.J. Julie Hermann, Rutgers University's incoming and already embattled athletic director, made a public visit to the school Wednesday. She shed little new light on the controversy that has clouded her arrival but told reporters that she is...Tags: Basketball, Tennessee Volunteers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Rutgers University, University of Louisville
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Hermann appears at Rutgers, defends record
Embattled incoming Rutgers athletic director Julie Hermann was on the Piscataway, N.J., campus Wednesday to discuss assuming her new position, which will take place on June 17. Hermann defended her record as an administrator and dismissed accusations...
Tags: Tennessee Volunteers, Rutgers University, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, College Sports
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To scale up learning, higher ed systems in 10 states range of partnerships with Coursera
AP Education WriterThe movement of "Massive Open Online Courses," which began with elite universities making their courses available online to the masses, is rapidly moving into the trenches of public higher education. On Thursday, 10 large public university systems &#...Tags: University of Houston, Teaching and Learning, Students, Education, Colleges and Universities
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