Johns Hopkins University has the best online nursing program in the country, U.S. News & World Report said in its annual ranking of online programs offered by universities. Other programs in Maryland also received high rankings, including the online degree ...

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A Maryland firm that provides educational cloud services for online degree programs now lists as an advisor a member of British nobility. 2U Inc. of Landover announced that David Willetts is now strategic advisor to CEO Chip Paucek. Baron Willetts ...

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The Baltimore-based parent company of an online college deliberately prolongs students' efforts to obtain master's and doctorate degrees in order to receive additional tuition payments, according to a potential class-action lawsuit.

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University of Maryland University College got the go-ahead Thursday to pursue changes to its business model after a committee of the Board of Regents voted unanimously to advance the matter to the full board.

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Online programs at most Maryland universities improved over the past year — some strikingly so, according to rankings released Wednesday by U.S. News and World Report.

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When classes at the University of Maryland University College resume in the fall, it will be business as usual for students. But behind the scenes, major change is brewing.

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University of Maryland University College is trying a new tactic that could help boost enrollment: offering discounted tuition to out-of-state federal employees and their families.

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Verizon Wireless, the country’s largest cellphone company, says it will start charging $30 every time a subscriber wants to upgrade to a new phone. Other phone companies have introduced similar fees. Competitor AT&T Inc. raised its fee from $18 to ...

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WASHINGTON — One month after she was placed on leave for reasons that have yet to be disclosed, Susan Aldridge announced Thursday that she’s resigning as president of the University of Maryland University College. Students, faculty and staff were informed ...

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