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• Capt. Phillips to attend Mass. Maritime graduation
• 4 Things International Students Should Look for in a U.S. College
• Spotify slashes prices for US college students
• University of California's Napolitano joins skeptics over online courses

Capt. Phillips to attend Mass. Maritime graduation Posted: 25 Mar 2014 09:31 AM PDT BOURNE, Mass. (AP) — Richard Phillips, whose real-life ordeal as a hostage of Somali pirates was the subject of the movie "Captain Phillips," has been selected to address graduates at Massachusetts Maritime Academy's commencement.

4 Things International Students Should Look for in a U.S. College Posted: 25 Mar 2014 07:00 AM PDT In recent years, more and more students from around the world have flocked to the U.S. to pursue higher education. Before you decide which U.S. colleges you'll apply to, you should research the following about each school you're considering to find where you can be a happy and successful student. The level of English proficiency required: One of the first things you notice when moving to a foreign country is the language difference. However, many international students will have difficulty with the language at first.

Spotify slashes prices for US college students Posted: 25 Mar 2014 05:01 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Spotify is wooing U.S. college students with a $5-a-month premium music deal, half off the regular rate.

University of California's Napolitano joins skeptics over online courses Posted: 24 Mar 2014 06:10 PM PDT By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - University of California President Janet Napolitano on Monday joined a growing chorus of higher education leaders who have expressed skepticism about the use and cost-effectiveness of courses that are offered online. Napolitano's remarks at a Sacramento luncheon came as the 10-campus system struggles to overcome a possible $125 million budget shortfall for next year, a gap many had hoped would be repaired over time via low-cost online course offerings that would let the state educate more students while saving money. "There's a developing consensus that online learning is a tool for the toolbox, but it's harder than it looks and if you do it right, it doesn't save all that much money," Napolitano told about 500 policy and education experts at a speaker series sponsored by the Public Policy Institute of California. Educators are moving away from the idea that online courses can help disadvantaged students prepare for college or earn their degrees at a lower cost even as numerous startup companies jostle to create online universities that backers say will remake higher education.

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