Sabrina Porter Contributing Editor

Articles

• Online higher education company gains popularity

  Carnegie Mellon may not have its own online teaching program, but a new online company, 2tor Inc., hopes to fill this gap all the way from California. 2tor has partnered up with the University of Southern California (USC) to offer the first online Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree program for students at Carnegie Mellon and around the world. Through the use of Web 2.0, streaming video, and a...

  News | February 9, 2009
• Campus News in Brief

  [BOLD]Former envoy to Africa joins faculty[BOLD]

  Carnegie Mellon has recently welcomed Jendayi Frazer, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for African affairs under the George W. Bush administration, onto the university staff.

  News | February 2, 2009
• Focus the Nation events cover climate changes

  Sustainability mixers, climate change discussions, and political debates on energy and the economy will take over the University Center on Wednesday as Sustainable Earth hosts Focus the Nation, its second campus-wide teach-in on global warming.

  News | February 2, 2009
• Bookstore considers changes in policies

  The University Bookstore is not immune to the nation’s economic crisis — the high price of textbooks at the on-campus store has been one of the most recent student complaints.

  The issue was the focus of the Student Senate Spotlight Series this past Thursday.

  News | January 26, 2009
• Lecture Preview

  Title: University Lecture Series: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Keynote Address

  News | January 19, 2009