Name Changes
In June 1999, the Graduate School of America,
Minneapolis, MN, changed its name to Capella University. Capella is expanding its
distance learning programs to include undergraduate as well as graduate offerings.
At the University of Southern California,
Los Angeles, CA, the schools of public administration, urban planning, and development are
merging to form a new School of Policy, Planning, and Development.
New Programs
The Economics Institute and the University
of Colorado at Boulder in spring 1999 announced the establishment of two joint
one-year master's degree programs. The new global master of business administration in
technology and entrepreneurship is accredited by the AACSB: Association of
International Management. The new intensive master of arts program in economics offers
concentrations in international economics, natural resource and environmental economics,
and urban and regional economics, among other areas.
Regents College, Albany, NY, has developed
a new graduate certificate program in health care informatics. The program is
available entirely on-line.
Together with the J. Paul Getty Trust, the
University of California, Los Angeles, is developing a new three-year master's
degree program in archaeological and ethnographic conservation. The program, which
will begin accepting students in 2002, will provide a cultural orientation to conservation
and a strong focus on materials science, anthropology, and fieldwork.
As of fall 1999, Sterling College, KS,
will offer a bachelor's degree in social entrepreneurship, designed to teach
students to create, finance, manage, and market nonprofit enterprises.
Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA, is
introducing a master of business administration program in fall 1999. The program
will be taught from a Christian perspective, with emphasis on such concerns as relating to
people and integration of ethics.
Columbia College, Chicago, IL, now offers
a bachelor's degree in digital-media technology.
Loyola University of Chicago, IL, will
introduce several unusual new programs in fall 1999. These include a master's degree in Roman
Catholic studies, a graduate-level certificate program in philanthropy, and a
master's degree and graduate certificate in Chicago studies.
The new Visionaries Institute at Suffolk
University, Boston, MA, will offer graduate-level opportunities to combine study of philanthropy
and media production management. The institute was founded by the university
together with Visionaries Inc., a nonprofit organization that produces a public television
series about individuals and organizations working to improve the world.
Other Developments
The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of
Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition was founded at Yale University, New Haven, CT, in
1998. The center offers conferences, lectures, and research support related to the study
of slavery throughout the Americas and Caribbean.
In late 1998, Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale, IL, announced that it is reducing tuition for full-time international
students.
