Congressional fund to help market wild U.S. shrimp (Miami Herald)
The U.S. shrimp industry is aboard a Congressional plan to fund a national marketing and quality certification program to promote wild-caught shrimp.
Starting a business: What it takes (USA Today)
What attributes suggest someone’s a good candidate to start their own business?
Courier News Online - Vo-tech institutes seeking to reinvent their reputations (Bridgewater Courier News)
There is much construction this summer within the Somerset County Vocational and Technical District, and it’s not all bricks and mortar. With more than $6.5 million being spent on additions and various upgrades, Superintendent Mike Maddaluna also is working to build up the school’s reputation.
Pearson Education hits break-even (Times Online)
Pearson, the media group that publishes the Financial Times, predicted full-year sales at its education division would rise by as much as 5 per cent after the traditionally loss-making unit broke even during the first half.
HIGHER EDUCATION NOTEBOOK (Grand Forks Herald)
Dr. Sherry O’Donnell, chairwoman of UND’s English Department, will give the school’s summer-term commencement speech at 3 p.m. Friday. Nearly 600 students are eligible to graduate at the summer commencement. UND President Charles Kupchella will preside at the ceremony.
Accredited Online Colleges Adds Five (5) New Online Schools (PR Web)
Accredited-Online-Colleges.com has just added five new online colleges and universities to its database. Offering degrees in various fields, students can earn their undergraduate degree, masters or doctorate completely online. (PRWEB Jul 31, 2006) Trackback URL: http://prweb.com/pingpr.php/U3VtbS1DcmFzLUZhbHUtSGFsZi1JbnNlLVplcm8=
Gillette College looks at four-year programs (Casper Star-Tribune)
GILLETTE (AP) — Gillette College might soon begin offering four-year degrees through a partnership with State University of New York’s Canton College of Technology.
Business people (The MetroWest Daily News)
Longtime WELLESLEY resident John C. Finnegan will welcome an estimated 25,000 computer graphics and interactive technology professionals to SIGGRAPH 2006, a conference running today through Thursday at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.
Accredited Online Colleges Adds Five (5) New Online Schools (PR Web via Yahoo! News)
Orlando, FL (PRWEB) July 31, 2006 — Accredited-Online-Colleges.
Degrees of Acceptance (New York Times)
For adults entering the job market, online diplomas make sense. But what do employers really think about them?