By Chris Lawrence. The state Higher Education Policy Commission and the Community and Technical College System have shined a light on their effort to streamline the two education systems. A new agreement makes it easier for students to transfer from a two-year school to a four-year school without having to retake classes.
“We just want to make sure students are getting credit for the courses they have taken,” said Sara Tucker, vice-chancellor of the Community and Technical College System. “So they are not having to duplicate their efforts, double their time, or spend money they’ve already spent.”
The CTCS signed onto a memorandum of understanding which was approved by the HEPC last week. More...

The state Higher Education Policy Commission and the Community and Technical College System have shined a light on their effort to streamline the two education systems. A new agreement makes it easier for students to transfer from a two-year school to a four-year school without having to retake classes.

“We just want to make sure students are getting credit for the courses they have taken,” said Sara Tucker, vice-chancellor of the Community and Technical College System. “So they are not having to duplicate their efforts, double their time, or spend money they’ve already spent.”

The CTCS signed onto a memorandum of understanding which was approved by the HEPC last week.

By Maria Kefalas. As a college professor, former admissions officer and researcher on what happens to youths after high school, I believe the current panic over the increasing selectivity of elite schools misses the point. So much energy goes into getting into college. Many families can’t see that getting through college is far more important, and that graduating prepared for adult life will be more valuable than the name arched over the top of the degree. More...

By Josh Dulaney. Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom sounded an alarm for the future of California’s higher education system Wednesday.
“I think it’s code red of sorts,” Newsom said, prior to participating in a panel discussion at Long Beach City College. More...

By Prof. Dr. Ralf Schlauderer, Prof. Dr. Johannes Holzner, Dr. Aram Aristakesyan, Christian Schuh, Thomas Dengler, and Annette Schmid. Ziel des Kurses ist die Vermittlung von theoretischen Grundlagen für Entscheidungen in der Produktion und die anschließende Darstellung an konkreten Praxisbeispielen. Dabei befasst sich der Kurs vor allem mit dem Bereich der Beschaffung von langfristigen Produktionsmitteln wie z.B. Schleppern. Dabei wird die Frage behandelt, ob das langfristige Produktionsmittel gekauft oder besser gemietet werden soll. Am Beispiel solcher Fragestellung werden die theoretischen Grundlagen wirtschaftlicher Entscheidungen dargestellt und diskutiert. Im Anschluss werden die erarbeiteten theoretischen Grundlagen auf konkrete Praxisbeispiele angewandt. Die erzielten Ergebnisse werden aus der Sicht von Entscheidungsträgern erläutert und bewertet.Der Kurs verwendet zusätzlich Moodle. Für jedes Modul ist eine Diskussions- und Fragestunde in einem virtuellen Chatroom eingeplant, auf die alle Nutzer Zugriff haben. Mehr...

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Transgender Law Center praised the U.S. Department of Education for releasing guidelines yesterday that make it clear transgender and gender nonconforming students are protected from discrimination under Title IX, the federal law that prohibits discrimination based on sex in schools. More...

An April poll of 2,503 college students around the country revealed that 42 percent would "probably not" or "definitely not" make more mobile payments if they were widely available. More...

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Blackboard Inc. and Discovery Education today announced a powerful new partnership supporting the integration of digital content into university and community college courses nationwide. Through the partnership, higher education faculty and students can now access Discovery Education’s dynamic digital media through Blackboard’s teaching and learning environment and on their mobile devices. In addition, the two companies are building a K-12 focused integration with plans to launch later this year. More...