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Baltimore International College set to hand control to Va.-based Stratford
Baltimore International College is set to hand over control of its operations to Virginia's Stratford University after restructuring its debt and receiving approval from the required accrediting agencies.
The downtown culinary college held its final...Tags: Little Italy (Baltimore, Maryland), Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Baltimore International College, Finance
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Making Connections: The rise of an education tech startup
The Baltimore-Washington corridor is an economic powerhouse in many areas -- federal contracting, anyone? -- but it may soon become known as the nexus of another, growing industry: online education.
The $400 million purchase of a local education...Tags: Startups, Columbia University, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Finance
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Cummings launches probe of for-profit schools
Rep. Elijah E. Cummings said Monday he is launching an investigation into the salaries and bonuses paid to the top executives of for-profit colleges, noting that a majority of their revenue comes from students who are receiving federal tuition aid....Tags: Elijah E. Cummings, AFL-CIO, Teaching and Learning, Democratic Party, Colleges and Universities
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Donna Bethea, health care analyst
Donna Bethea, a health care analyst and longtime Northwest Baltimore resident, died of leukemia Tuesday at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson.
She was 44.
Ms. Bethea was born in Baltimore and raised on Brighton Avenue. She was a 1985 graduate of...Tags: UPS Inc., Bowie, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Frederick County (Maryland)
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Credit unions work to attract big-bank customers
Ken Rose is a Bank of America customer, but he has also done business for years with Destinations Credit Union in Parkville. Now, with the bank's announcement that it will charge many debit-card users a $5 monthly fee, the Edmondson Village resident...Tags: Television Industry, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Advertising, Bank of America Corp., Finance
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Community colleges innovate to attract students
Capital News ServiceLANSING -- Community colleges are finding new ways to compete with for-profit colleges to enroll and retain more part-time and working students. Those efforts, including one at Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek, Mich., come at a time when...Tags: Michigan State University, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Students
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More schools connect with students via Web
It's often cheaper, and certainly more convenient, but you might wonder whether you get what you pay for with an online MBA.
A few top-flight business schools have entered the online world, bringing cachet to the field. But skeptics abound. Access to the...Tags: Indiana University, Phoenix (Cook, Illinois), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Northwestern University, Colleges and Universities
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Stratford University opening branch in Newport News
NEWPORT NEWS — Stratford University is opening its fifth branch in Newport News next week. The private university has a branch in Richmond, two in Northern Virginia and one in Baltimore. The local branch will open May 21 at 836 J. Clyde Morris Blvd...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Colleges and Universities, Science, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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Business Calendar - May 13
Internet job searches May 14 — Learn how to use the Internet for job searches and improving success with online applications. 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Washington County Job Center, 14 N. Potomac St., Suite 100, Hagerstown. Call 301-393-8255. Résumé...Tags: Microsoft Corp., ABC (tv network), The Herald-Mail, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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News briefs for Friday, April 27
White House issues new protections for military families, veterans targeted by diploma mills WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration wants to trademark the term “GI Bill” in an effort to shield veterans and military families being...
Tags: Armed Forces, Syrian Uprising (2011-12), Democratic Party, Bill Clinton, Teaching and Learning
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Obama signs order to stop colleges that prey on veterans
President Obama has signed an executive order that the administration says will crack down on colleges that prey on military veterans with misleading information about financial aid, credits and programs. The move comes amid reports of for-profit schools...
Tags: Michelle Obama, Financial Aid, Colleges and Universities, Steve Gunderson, U.S. Department of Defense
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UPDATE 1-EDMC posts quarterly loss on impairment charges
ReutersMay 2 (Reuters) - For-profit college chain Education Management Corp posted a third-quarter loss due to a huge impairment charge and the company forecast a weak fourth-quarter profit as student enrollments fell. The company forecast fourth-quarter profit...Tags: Pittsburgh, Colleges and Universities, Weather Reports, Thomson Corporation, Companies and Corporations
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