https://www.scps.virginia.edu/programs/o...ent-degree

https://www.scps.virginia.edu/programs/o...-questions


Estimated cost: $19,830 for 10 courses.  They also accept up to 6 transfer credits.  

The course requirements are like a general management degree.  

Great price for a masters from a top-tier university.

This is pure tragedy.

This story is all over the UK broadsheets this A. M.

"When a globally celebrated professor—acclaimed as Cambridge’s youngest Black scholar—was forced to resign, it revealed not just an 11-year web of deception, but a systemic failure that allowed fraud to thrive. The man who pulled the thread was a known racist academic."

"n 2023, the academic world celebrated a landmark moment. Professor Jason Arday was appointed as the youngest Black professor in the 800-year history of the University of Cambridge. His story was one of profound inspiration—a man who could not read until the age of 18 due to autism and a global development delay had risen to the pinnacle of British academia. He was a symbol of resilience, diversity, and institutional progress."

"The unraveling began with Nathan Cofnas, a controversial researcher who had been fired from his own role at Cambridge in 2024 following an uproar over a blog post in which he argued that under systemic meritocracy, Black people would be underrepresented in higher education. Cofnas, who has openly described himself as a "race realist," was the first to publicly expose Arday's plagiarism.

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This was not a three-year scandal; it was an 11-year deception that the system actively enabled. And it was exposed by a man whose views on race are widely condemned as racist."

https://emeraldbook.org/news/aug-0626-2/

As an American Military university alumnus, and now an APEI shareholder, I love watching this play out.






Charles Town, WV— August 6, 2026 – American Public University System, or the System, announced it has completed its planned combination to create a unified institution offering more than 290 degree programs to educate its global learning community of approximately 109,000 students1 and 250,000 alumni. The System, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, brings together the strengths of four mission-driven academic units: American Military University (AMU), American Public University (APU), Rasmussen University (RU), and Hondros College of Nursing (HCN). The newly formed System Board of Trustees appointed Angela Selden to serve as Chancellor. Ms. Selden will also continue to serve as the President and CEO of American Public Education, Inc. (Nasdaq: APEI).

Charles Town, WV— August 6, 2026 – American Public University System, or the System, announced it has completed its planned combination to create a unified institution offering more than 290 degree programs to educate its global learning community of approximately 109,000 students1 and 250,000 alumni. The System, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, brings together the strengths of four mission-driven academic units: American Military University (AMU), American Public University (APU), Rasmussen University (RU), and Hondros College of Nursing (HCN). The newly formed System Board of Trustees appointed Angela Selden to serve as Chancellor. Ms. Selden will also continue to serve as the President and CEO of American Public Education, Inc. (Nasdaq: APEI).

Hey All,

I have a midterm coming up for one of my classes and I have not taken an exam on ProctorU before. It was confirmed in the syllabus, through exam registration, and via an online chat I had with ProctorU that pdf Textbook would be allowed during the test. 

I also have a bunch of pages of notes I took in google docs that I will pdf up for the exam so I dont have any weird issues with the proctor. 

Anyone experience any issues with using these types of resources during an exam? Should I transpose my notes over to paper to make sure they dont give me a problem? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Just getting the word out... Liberty no longer offers the 25 percent First Responder discount to doctoral students... it is now only available to Associate, Bachelors, and Masters students....
The military discount remains an option for doctoral students however. No reason has been given for the change.

Curious as to whether or not anyone here has taken these. If so, what are your thoughts? I am waiting on UMPI and TESU's advising departments to respond about whether or not it transfers. When I emailed TESU's advising department, I received an email stating that I needed to contact their advising department.  I guess I'll need to set up an advising appointment. These courses are relevant to my genealogical niches and look like a nice way to acquire UL credit. (Assuming they transfer in as such.)

These are the particular courses that I'm interested in. The $500 price tag is steep for me, so I'll apply for a scholarship if TESU and/or UMPI accepts these courses.

Pioneers, Conflict, and Growth | REL C 342
Joseph Smith and the Restoration: 1805-1845 | REL C 341
Introduction to Family History Doctrine and Practice | HIST 205 This one isn't UL, but I would find learning about church policies and procedures surrounding temple work to be interesting.

There's also UL courses on modern church history and some scripture. Those ones don't stand out as much to me though.

Sorry - This article is behind a pay wall -

For-profit trade schools that educate military veterans under the GI Bill have bilked the federal government out of more than $300 million, often by charging eye-popping sums for basic classes that last only a few days or weeks, according to a Washington Post investigation."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investiga..._p008_f008

I think Dante would have these awful souls residing in the Eighth Circle of Hell - Malebolge

My son has been admitted to UMPI for a Fall 2 start. I read in an article that people who already started on their path are eligible to make the choice to use thew new or old GEC through Fall 2. He has completed all of the GEC and is finishing up some Sophia courses. 

The article specifically says if you a matriculated by August 18, 2026 you can make a choice on the GEC (nor or old). Does that simply mean he has to be admitted with a start date? Or does he have to have all of his GEC's transferred by then?

To date most online master’s degree I’ve seen from India has been scheduled over a minimum two years, with some exceptions especially MBAs and certain programs from O.P. Jindal Global University.

Now, the University Grants Commission will permit Indian universities to offer more postgraduate programs including master’s degrees in one year to students with a four-year bachelor’s degree, titled an Honours degree in India. One hopes permission will extend to holders of four-year bachelor’s from other countries deemed equivalent.

Universities will need specific approvals to convert each program to a one-year format.

UGC Approves One-Year PG Courses in Online and Distance Mode; Check Eligibility, Rules and Universities (Himanshi Srivastava, Business League, July 30, 2026)

Online PG course fuels quality worry after UGC clears one-year online master's move: Universities prepare flexible postgraduate admissions while academics remain divided on academic rigour and learning outcomes for four-year undergraduate students (Basant Kumar Mohanty, The Telegraph (Kolkata), August 4, 2026)

Upcoming from the University of Maine at Farmington via their new 2026-27 undergraduate catalog, the UMF will offer an undergraduate Certificate in Game Studies via the YourPace competency-based education modality.

“Whether you are a business student honing your skills in negotiation and strategic decision-making, an aspiring educator interested in game-based learning, or a student of social behavior looking to understand the mechanics of human systems, this certificate bridges the gap between formal logic and human experience. By developing a ‘game-minded’ approach, you will gain a versatile, high-level skill set for analyzing and navigating complex human interactions in any professional field,” states the catalog.

The 12-credit certificate consists of four courses:

• PSY 107 Psychology of Video Games
  
• MAT 191 Game Theory
  
• PSY 207 Game Studies: A Psychosocial Approach
  
• Plus an elective from a list published each year