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Liam Price | Monday, January 24, 2022
Holy Cross’s Transition to Teaching program, which began in Fall 2020 in response to local teaching shortages, is set to graduate its first students this spring. The program consists of 24 credits of education-focused courses stretched out over three semesters, leading its students to a K-6 teaching certification. “The Transition to Teaching Program is essentially
Maggie Eastland | Friday, February 5, 2021
The Winter Session, initiated by the University as a result of the extended winter break, offered students wide-ranging opportunities including online courses, research experiences, career development and community engagement opportunities. According to a press release from the Winter Session Team, provost Marie Lynn Miranda sought to balance the 10-week break between time for students relax
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, July 8, 2020
According to a press release from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday, international students obtaining a college degree in the United States must leave or face deportation if their institution plans on operating entirely online for the 2020 fall semester. “Active students currently in the United States enrolled in such programs must depart
Zixu Wang | Thursday, March 12, 2020
Notre Dame announced the cancellation of in-person classes and closing of residence halls through a school-wide email on Wednesday. The University published a series of letters detailing regulations and suggestions for on-campus students, students currently abroad, faculty, staff and parents. The series of decisions responded to the continued spread of COVID-19 throughout the United States and more
Peter Durbin | Sunday, January 18, 2015
The newest form of a Notre Dame education is now accessible through the University’s first set of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), currently available for registration through the online learning platform edX’s website. The courses, created in a joint venture between Notre Dame faculty and the Office of Digital Learning, will be offered through a partnership with
Jack Rooney | Wednesday, August 27, 2014
As part of its unfolding and increasingly diversified approach to digital education, Notre Dame will begin offering free and open online courses through the edX Consortium next spring. Professor Elliott Visconsi, the University’s chief academic digital officer in the Provost’s Office, said Notre Dame’s digital strategy “is one emerging component of the University’s broader commitment