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January 2013

Twentieth Edition of the DETC Accreditation Handbook Now Available!

The 20th edition of the DETC Accreditation Handbook is now available!
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University of Wisconsin to Offer a Bachelor's
to Students Who Take Competency Tests

Colleges and universities are rushing to offer free online classes known as "massive open online courses," or MOOCs. But so far, no one has figured out a way to stitch these classes together into a bachelor's degree. Now, educators in Wisconsin are offering a possible solution by decoupling the learning part of education from student assessment and degree-granting.
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Save the Date for DETC's 87th Annual Conference!

Save the date and make plans now to attend the DETC's 87th Annual Conference, April 14-16, 2013 at the Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco.

More information on the conference, including instructions for reserving a hotel room and registering for the Conference, will be available next week on the DETC website.

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Public Universities to Offer Free Online Classes for Credit

In an unusual arrangement with a commercial company, dozens of public universities plan to offer an introductory online course free and for credit to anyone worldwide, in the hope that those who pass will pay tuition to complete a degree program.
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2013 Outstanding Graduate Booklet Published

The 2013 edition of the DETC Outstanding Graduates and Famous Alumni booklet is now available! Thirty-four institutions submitted entries into this year's Outstanding Graduate and Famous Alumni program. DETC Congratulates this year's Outstanding Graduates and Famous Alumni.
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