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Unitek Learning Pioneers Hybrid Learning in Postsecondary Education

Unitek Learning Pioneers Hybrid Learning in Postsecondary Education

Career Education Review  Jenny June 30, 2021 Unitek elects Vice President of Online Architecture and Innovation for new initiative Unitek Learning is thrilled to announce a new addition to their leadership team. In late April, Beth Bruner joined Unitek in the revolutionary role of Vice President of Online Architecture and […]

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Career Colleges Offer Ed Options; Why Are They Under Regulatory Fire?

Career Colleges Offer Ed Options; Why Are They Under Regulatory Fire?

INSIDE SOURCES Michael Graham June 29, 2021 Every year, approximately 5 million Americans enroll in some form of higher education, around 80 percent of them full-time. Most choose traditional four-year colleges, many choose a local community college, and some choose a “career college” or for-profit school. All three have a […]

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How community colleges can better prepare adult workers

How community colleges can better prepare adult workers

Ed Source  Michael Burke June 25, 2021 California chancellor says, despite progress, colleges ‘not doing enough’ to prepare students for jobs. Community colleges and their partners can do more to train students for the workforce, a process that should start as early as middle school, community college leaders and experts said […]

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San Mateo Community Colleges to Expand Free Tuition Program

San Mateo Community Colleges to Expand Free Tuition Program

Inside Higher Ed Emma Whitford June 29, 2021 The San Mateo Community College District in California will double its tuition-free program and expand dual enrollment for local high school students with one-time funding its board approved last week. The Board of Trustees approved a one-time boost of $6.75 million for the […]

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The ‘ChaChi’ trojan is helping a ransomware gang target schools

The ‘ChaChi’ trojan is helping a ransomware gang target schools

ED SCOOP Benjamin Freed June 23, 2021 Research published Wednesday by BlackBerry details a recently identified trojan being used by a ransomware gang that’s increasingly turned its sights on K-12 school districts and higher education institutions in the United States. The remote access trojan, or RAT, which BlackBerry researchers dubbed […]

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Ed Dept says it will issue a new Title IX regulation

Ed Dept says it will issue a new Title IX regulation

Higher Ed Dive Jeremy Bauer-Wolf June 23, 2021 Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education has formally announced plans to issue a new regulation governing Title IX, the law prohibiting sexual violence on K-12 and college campuses. The department indicated in an online regulatory database that it would publish its proposed rule in May […]

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High School Students Are Changing College Plans

High School Students Are Changing College Plans

Inside Higher Ed  Scott Jaschik June 23, 2021 Colleges should expect more students to attend college close to home and to look for low-cost options. Two surveys of high school students are being released today — and both suggest that the impact of the coronavirus pandemic will be with colleges […]

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Rising Threat of Ransomware and Other Malware

Rising Threat of Ransomware and Other Malware

Inside Higher Ed Ray Schroeder June 16, 2021 The major threats to operations in higher education in past years were funding shortfalls, natural disasters and dropping enrollments. Now, criminal cyberactivity has risen to a top concern. This is a red-alert crisis for all of us: students, faculty, staff and institutions […]

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