Educating Working Adults: Walden University President Jonathan Kaplan (Part 5)

SM: As long as a university is regionally accredited, it qualifies for financial aid? JK: Yes. There are other specific requirements along as well, but that is the most important issue.

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Catching Up On Readings: Your Two Cents

Readers, there are several interesting discussions on the blog at the moment. First is Deficit Reduction: Speculation Tax? You may also want to take a look at Capitalism 2.0: Value Creation vs. Value Destruction and my views on short-selling in light of the SEC’s new uptick rule. You can read all of this week’s posts

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Educating Working Adults: Walden University President Jonathan Kaplan (Part 4)

SM: You said that your students are working adults. Do they take your programs out of convenience? JK: While there is a level of flexibility and convenience in distance learning, it is also hard. It is challenging to sit down for school after a full day of work. Students spend dinner with their families, put

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Here are three topics for your to weigh in on based on recent discussions: * Are B-Schools Setting Up Entrepreneurs To Fail? * Deficit Reduction: Speculation Tax? * Should short-selling be banned? – The uptick rule got reinstated this week, by the way.

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UnPluggd – March 6, 2010 As the Indian startup ecosystem continues to develop, there are quite a few myths and roadblocks to overcome. (For instance, the Internet is not happening in India, so you cannot build a successful Internet company in India.) As we all know, entrepreneurs do not worry so much about all this

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Educating Working Adults: Walden University President Jonathan Kaplan (Part 3)

SM: Your focus is to train nurse educators but not nurse practitioners, is that correct? JK: Yes. We do not have a nursing licensing program. There are a lot of programs like that out there. Those programs have a challenge finding enough educators.

Forbes Column 2010: Why B-Schools Set Up Entrepreneurs To Fail

Business schools need to focus on bootstrapping, not only raising money from VCs. Read why in this week’s Forbes column, Why B-Schools Set Up Entrepreneurs To Fail.

Educating Working Adults: Walden University President Jonathan Kaplan (Part 2)

SM: What is the focus of Walden University today? JK: Today, our focus remains entirely on the mission of the university. That mission remains positive social change. Entrepreneurs are incredibly mission-focused.