The Yale Press is offering a brusk preview of a forthcoming mass on Black Mountain College past times Helen Molesworth, principal curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Leap Before You Look, promises a dynamic novel await at the legendary Black Mountain College.
Minggu, 30 Agustus 2015
Senin, 24 Agustus 2015
Augustana College Inward Sioux Falls, Sd Volition Choke Augustana University
Augustana College inwards Sioux Falls, SD announced on August 21, 2015 that it will conk Augustana University on September 1, 2015. Augustana is affiliated alongside the Evangelical Lutheran Church inwards America [ELCA]. The establishment has a fascinating history that dates from 1835 in addition to the founding of Hillsboro Academy inwards Hillsboro, IL.
Christy Olsen Field of the Norwegian American Weekly offered a brief historical sketch noting that Augustana College, "...traces its roots to the Hillsboro Academy inwards Hillsboro, Ill. inwards 1835. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Scandinavian Lutheran grouping changed the elevate inwards 1846 to “The Literary in addition to Theological Institute of the Lutheran Church of the Far West.” The schoolhouse after moved to Springfield, Ill., where it became known equally Illinois State University...Due to doctrinal differences, Professor Lars Paul Esbjorn in addition to a grouping of followers moved to Chicago inwards 1860 to flora the Augustana College in addition to Seminary. In the 1860s, the fledgling college was caught upward inwards the westward campaign of pioneers, moving its place to Paxton, Ill. inwards 1863; Marshall, Wis. inwards 1869; Beloit, Iowa inwards 1881; in addition to to Canton, S.D. inwards 1884...Meanwhile, the Lutheran Normal School for educating teachers opened inwards Sioux Falls, S.D., inwards 1889. In 1918, synod officials felt that 2 institutions in addition to so closed together —approximately xx miles— was non cost-effective, in addition to thence merged Augustana College inwards Canton alongside the Lutheran Normal School inwards Sioux Falls nether the elevate Augustana College. After the merger, the schoolhouse site inwards Canton became the Augustana Academy (no affiliation alongside the college), in addition to closed inwards 1971. Augustana College identifies 1860 equally its founding appointment along alongside its sister-school, Augustana College inwards Rock Island, Ill. Those familiar alongside the 2 institutions, oft refer to Augustana, Rock Island equally the Swedish Lutheran schoolhouse piece Augustana inwards Sioux Falls is known equally the Norwegian Lutheran school."
Sabtu, 15 Agustus 2015
America's Lost Colleges...Historical Sketches Of 200+ Institutions
Paul Batesel, a sometime colleague in addition to emeritus professor of English linguistic communication at Mayville State University has created an amazing site devoted to the history of institutions that bring closed.
America's Lost Colleges includes dissever pages for to a greater extent than than 270 institutions that tin endure reached from a fundamental index of Lost Colleges yesteryear State. Batesel conducted question using yearbooks in addition to newspapers. He besides visited a quarter of the institutions. Each institutional page includes a historical sketch, photographs, sources of information, in addition to highlights intended to capture the individual or spirit of the learning community.
Images Of Lost Colleges Inwards Montana...
The Billings Gazette posted historical images together with brief sketches in Feb 2015 for several higher educational activity institutions inwards Montana. Most of the institutions that are featured all the same exit, though their early on names may hold upwardly "lost" every bit a result of mergers, consolidations, together with get upwardly changes.
Jumat, 14 Agustus 2015
Sojourner-Douglass College Closes
Talia Richman reported for The Baltimore Sun on July 22, 2015 that Sojourner-Douglass College would non locomote belongings classes inwards the fall.
The US of America Department of Education Closed School Monthly Report for July 2015 includes entries for the principal campus inwards Baltimore together with for branch campuses inwards Edgewater, Cambridge, Salisbury, Lanham, together with Owings-Mills.
Sojourner-Douglass was established inwards 1972 every bit the Homestead-Montebello Center of Antioch University. The establishment became independent together with adopted the Sojourner-Douglas lift on July 1, 1980.
Senin, 10 Agustus 2015
Capella's Rdi Becomes Arden University
John Morgan reported this calendar week for the Times Higher Education that Resource Development International (RDI) volition snuff it Arden University. RDI is owned yesteryear Capella Education Corporation. It is based inward Coventry, England together with was founded inward 1990. The establishment bills itself every bit the "...the bit distance learning academy to launch inward the United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland of Britain together with Northern Republic of Ireland since the Open University was established 51 years ago..."
Sabtu, 08 Agustus 2015
While Mergers Inwards Higher Teaching Look To Brand Sense...Two Reporters Explore The Possibilities
There were ii interesting articles this calendar week exploring mergers equally options for higher teaching institutions.
Kellie Woodhouse focused on merger discussions for Inside Higher Ed between Salem State University too the Montserrat College of Art in Massachusetts where the institutions ultimately decided that the costs of proceeding outweighed possible advantages. Woodhouse's article equally good includes references to other discussions: Clarkson University plans to merge amongst Union Graduate College inward New York, the Berklee College of Music exploring a merger amongst the Boston Conservatory, too talks betwixt the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies too the Maine College of Art. Woodhouse concludes her article past times noting that fifty-fifty when a merger appears to brand a lot of feel too "...even if institutions handgrip on the nearly basic of things, there’s notwithstanding 100 ways a merger could autumn apart."
Chris Havergal provided a to a greater extent than global perspective on mergers for Times Higher Education. He notes that experts interview believe that, "Financial pressures too global contest are probable to force to a greater extent than universities into mergers spanning international borders..." Havergal cites the possibilities earlier noting that a "...report predicted inward 2009 that mergers betwixt the United States too U.K. universities could function commonplace, simply at that topographic point has non yet been one."
Kamis, 06 Agustus 2015
Declassified Files Betoken Dark Mount College Investigated Past Times Fbi
Jon Elliston reports for the Carolina Public Press that Black Mountain College was investigated on a yoke of occasions past times the FBI during the 1950's prior to the closing of the establishment inwards 1957. Elliston reviewed of late declassified files together with notes that piece the Bureau ultimately concluded that no farther investigation was needed, the distraction no uncertainty contributed to the closing.
Mount Washington College Announces It Volition Close
Paul Feely reported for the New Hampshire Union Leader on August 4, 2015 that Mount Washington College volition close. The establishment was a for-profit amongst 1,511 students with nine full-time together with 175 part-time faculty.
The establishment was founded equally Hesser Business College inwards 1900. It acquired together with absorbed Manchester's Bryant together with Stratton's Business College inwards 1925. Hesser was itself acquired past times Quest Edcucation Corporation [later Kaplan, Inc.] inwards 1998. The mention of Mount Washington College was adopted inwards 2013.
Missouri Tech Closes
Koran Addo reports for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on August 5, 2015 that Missouri Tech is closed. The institution, located inward St. Charles, MO, reported enrollment of 105 students to IPEDS amongst four full-time together with 8 part-time faculty. Missouri Tech was a for-profit establishment amongst a Carnegie classification every moment a exceptional focus-other technical.
Senin, 03 Agustus 2015
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Minggu, 02 Agustus 2015
Phantom Medical Schools Cited Past Times To A Greater Extent Than Than 6,000 Doctors Inward Database
Sydney Lupkin reports for MedPage Today on July 30,2015 inwards "Phantom Med Schools Lurking inwards Medicare Data," that over 6,000 physicians inwards the Medicare database for reimbursements elevate institutions that unopen betwixt 1864-1939. Lupkin notes that anyone who genuinely graduated from these schoolhouse would probable convey retired or died past times now. While it appears from the reporting that sloppy information entry may explicate about of the errors, it is none the less a reminder that those involved inwards searches to produce total vacancies or utilisation of human resources withdraw to tiresome downward together with genuinely verify that institutions claimed on resumes were opened upward at the fourth dimension of reported graduation.
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