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  • Application Fee Waived for Veterans

    Effective January 1, 2016, the application fee has been waived for veterans. This collaboration between the Center for Military Education and the admissions department helps support and encourage veterans to apply ….

    Posted on February 2, 2016

  • Webinar: Implementing the Cybersecurity Framework

    On February 24, the National Cybersecurity Institute (NCI) hosted a webinar on “Implementing the Cybersecurity Framework”. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published the Framework for Improving Critical ….

    Posted on February 1, 2016

  • Online learning expert nominated for excellence award

    Darren Walsh, assistant vice president for learning and academic support services at Excelsior College, is one of the 20 national finalists for the 2016 Pearson Online Learning Excellence Awards. The ….

    Posted on January 22, 2016

  • Healing Touch Assists in Improving Health and Healing

    By Ellen LaDieu, MS, RN, AHN-BC Healing Touch Certified Practitioner (HTCP) Lead Faculty Program Director Healing Touch is an integrative modality used by nurses and other educated practitioners to assist ….

    Posted on January 15, 2016

  • Virtual Cyber Network Event: Alumni, Students, and Fellows (February 2016)

    On February 25, 2016, the National Cybersecurity Institute (NCI) hosted its second Virtual Cyber Network Event for Excelsior’s College technology and cybersecurity students and alumni. The event provided a unique ….

    Posted on January 15, 2016

  • Top 10 issues & trends impacting higher education in 2016

    President John Ebersole penned an article for the Huffington Post Education blog listing his ‘Top 10 Issues & Trends’ that will impact higher education in 2016. In 2014, I wrote ….

    Posted on January 13, 2016

  • Nagelsmith to Make Women and Leadership Presentation

     The 60th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place March 14 – 24 at the UN Headquarters and surrounding venues in New York City. This year, Laurie ….

    Posted on January 12, 2016

  • Understanding the Dangers of Buffer Overflow Attacks

    Since the introduction of the Internet, users have faced cyberthreats of many different varieties. However, in the last decade, there has been a frontrunner in cyberattacks: buffer overflow attacks. Hackers discovered ….

    Posted on January 8, 2016

  • 4 ways women can connect to the field of cybersecurity

    Some speculate that the reasoning for this is that women have traditionally been less interested in science and engineering based degrees, but whatever the cause may be, the landscape is quickly changing. The industry has realized the importance of diversity in creating a strong information security sector..

    Posted on January 8, 2016

  • When will I see my grades and receive an updated MAP?

    If you have just completed your first, next, or last(!) course through Excelsior, you may be anxious to know when your MAP will be updated. You know your grades….but when will ….

    Posted on January 7, 2016