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...cost, will provide a far greater reach than a traditional college education. With increased federal funding, more students with no previous possibility of postsecondary education will now have access. We recognize, however, that the academic experience of most distance education programs does not compare to the experience at traditional four-year schools. The solution, then, is for private accreditation agencies to evaluate online programs to ensure that their curricula are as close as possible to a comparable physical college—or, at the very least, that the schools are not merely diploma-mills. This is similar to the current...
...three seniors, starting together for only the second time this season, catapulted Harvard to an early 18-6 lead. Captain Matt Stehle helped stave off a Lions comeback with a monstrous and poignant dunk late in the second half to seal the win and cap a storied four-year career in Cambridge...
...companies include ESPN, Sony Entertainment and the BBC. Money isn't flowing into the sport through broadcasting rights alone. In the last two months, the BCCI signed sponsorship agreements and other deals that raised the organization's revenue over the next four years to $745 million. During the previous four-year period, the take was just $80 million...
...killer" at Nissan Motor in Japan. As the newly appointed president, he began closing plants, slashing over $20 billion in debt, and eliminating over 20,000 jobs to turn the moribund company profitable. Many observers - especially unions - expected similar tough love in early February, when Ghosn unveiled his ambitious four-year business plan for Renault, which has had an increasingly close joint partnership with Nissan since 1999. But so far, Ghosn's quality-enhancing, production-boosting, profit-focused project has avoided layoffs. "Renault is not in the same critical situation Nissan was, so the methods we're using to improve...
Oregon State's is among the 256 SigEp chapters nationwide that have adopted the Balanced Man Program, an intensive four-year fraternity experience created 13 years ago by concerned SigEp leaders to shift the center of life in the houses from beer-soaked blowouts to activities that promote healthy living and self-respect. To eliminate hazing, the program does away with the pledge system--all recruits are equal members from Day One. Alcohol is allowed, but booze-free activities are encouraged. The George Washington University chapter does yoga together. At Miami University in Ohio, fraternity brothers learn how to salsa...