Crashing the academy: the Internet could destroy college as we know it; or, just possibly, save it
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Jones International University has become the first online college to receive accredited status. It currently has 12 undergraduate students and 64 master's candidates. It emphasizes applied telecommunications and communications management. This development in higher education is a challenge to more traditional and more costly institutions to adapt to the benefits of Web sites, online discussion, and other ways to adjust to a new world of learning. Computer sites can assume the role of providing knowledge and facts. Professors can become resources for challenging students about the validity and relevance of their newly acquired information.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
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ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1999
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Who will face the music: when it comes to the nearly broke Social Security system, virtually nobody
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The Social Security system is on the brink of bankruptcy because older people are living longer and consuming more benefits, while the younger generation shoulders the bill. Few politicians have had the courage to initiate reform because the aged represent a powerful voting block.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
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ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1995
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Christian's back in business
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Slater's role in his new film, 'Kuffs,' is discussed at length. He portrays a 21-year-old high school dropout who inherits a private police force.
Publication Name: Teen Magazine
Subject: Fashion and beauty
ISSN: 1934-5348
Year: 1992
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