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The Purdue Acquisition of Kaplan – Background, Opinion, and Questions

Published by: WCET | 4/28/2017

There was quite a bit of surprise in the higher education world yesterday when Purdue University (a large land-grant university in Indiana) announced that it was essentially acquiring Kaplan University (a large for-profit institution). Lots of questions arise. This blog […]

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OLC and WCET Ask: “What Keeps You Up at Night?” – Part 2

Published by: WCET | 4/26/2017

This is the second in a two-part series on a partnership between the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and WCET (the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies) to obtain feedback from some of our members. Part 1 focused on the outcome of […]

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OLC and WCET Ask: “What Keeps You Up at Night?” – Part 1

Published by: WCET | 4/20/2017

This is the first in a two-part series resulting from a partnership between the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and WCET (the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies). These posts provide you timely insights from your peers and seek to obtain your […]

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The Federal State Authorization for Distance Education Regulation Still Stands

Published by: WCET | 4/12/2017

The federal state authorization for distance education regulation released in December 2016 will likely survive a little longer. Late last year, we reported that this federal regulation would likely be a victim of the Congressional Review Act (CRA). That rarely-used […]

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Data Privacy for Institutes of Higher Education (IHE)

Published by: WCET | 4/5/2017

Data privacy and protection is becoming an increasingly important topic on a personal and professional level and in all fields -not just higher education. Lately stories about hackers gaining access to important data has filled my news feed. We need […]

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