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Online courses cater to non-traditional students

Despite the traditionally bad reputation of online classes, university administrators and students alike agree that they provide consistent results for nontraditional students.

According to Dr. J. Goodlett McDaniel, associate Provost for Distance Education, having a wide array of distance education courses is convenient for students with various other obligations which may prevent them from taking on-ground courses. 

Civility on campus gets a closer look

Civility seems to be under attack at college campuses across the country, but solutions for fixing the problem are not always as easy as they may seem.  Last fall George Mason University launched an elective called Professionalism and Civility.  USA Today has a full report.