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		<title>DATATEL AND SUNGARD COMBINE</title>
		<link>http://herdi.org/uncategorized/datatel-and-sungard-combine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Here&#8217;s some important information on this big merger from HERDI client, SUNGARD. We&#8217;ve got big news for HERDI:  Datatel and SunGard Higher Education have completed the transaction to combine and operate as one company. The newly combined organization will be exclusively focused on helping institutions succeed in the changing education environment. The process of combining [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Student Debt Really Lead to Greater Completion Rates?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[borrowing for college]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Associated Press&#8217; Justin Pope reports that &#8220;A little debt may be good for students.&#8221;  &#8220;To pay for college and minimize borrowing, students are working longer hours at jobs and taking fewer credits.  They&#8217;re less likely to enroll full-time.  They&#8217;re living at home.  The&#8217;re &#8216;trading down&#8217; to less selective institutions&#8230;&#8221;  The upside of borrowing is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Bountiful New Year for HERDI</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Things are shaping up extremely well for our April, 2012 conference in Orlando.  Fourteen companies have signed up and we have room for only sixteen, so we&#8217;re almost at capacity.  This will be the biggest event in the history of HERDI.  Companies have stepped up to sponsor our reception and dinner for all the companies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parting Words from HERDI Executive Secretary</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After eleven years as Executive Secretary for HERDI and 25 years with its predecessor company, ERDI, David Amsler is saying goodby to his role at HERDI.  He will continue in an ex-officio capacity so that HERDI CEO, Dr. Toni Cleveland, can &#8220;pick his brain&#8221; when needed.  David and his wife, Susan, attended the HERDI reception and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HERDI Board Member Misses Dallas Meeting&#8211;For Good Reason</title>
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		<comments>http://herdi.org/uncategorized/herdi-board-member-misses-dallas-meeting-for-good-reason/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Jack Huck, President of Southeast Community College in Lincoln, Nebraska, and HERDI Advisory Board member had to cancel his attendance at the Dallas meeting last week.  Reason:  Dr. Huck was being honored as President of the Year at the annual meeting of the National Association of Community College Entrepreneurship in Portland. Fortunately there were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HERDI Fall Conference in Dallas Sets New Records</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 14:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; Seven companies presented to a record eight panels at our fall conference.  Dynamic Campus, SunGard HE, Perceptis, Discovery Education, American Student Assistance, Macmillan New Ventures, and Pearson (2 panels), while six potential clients observed the process to determine their participation in the spring of 2012 in Orlando. At our reception and banquet, attended [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Shaun McKay Brings HERDI Advisory Board to 34 Presidents and Chancellors</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Shaun L. McKay is the President of Suffolk County Community College (SCCC), the largest community college in the State of New York.  SCCC is a comprehensive publicly-supported, two-year, open enrollment institution, with campuses in Selden, Riverhead and Brentwood, and downtown centers in Sayville and Riverhead.  The College has a current enrollment of over 26,000 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HERDI Client, Pearson, Steps Up Push into Online Schooling</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contributed by Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson in New York The Financial Times September 15, 2011 5:11 pm Pearson has announced its second-largest acquisition since selling the IDC financial data business in 2010, with a $400m cash offer for Connections Education, an operator of online-only US public schools. The deal represents the latest move by Pearson, which also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HERDI Vice-Chair, Dr. Debbie Sydow, Wins Major Award</title>
		<link>http://herdi.org/uncategorized/herdi-vice-chair-dr-debbie-sydow-wins-major-award/</link>
		<comments>http://herdi.org/uncategorized/herdi-vice-chair-dr-debbie-sydow-wins-major-award/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Sydow, President of Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, NY and Vice-Chair of Higher Education Research &#38; Development Institute (HERDI) will receive the annual Citizen of the Year Award in early October.  The annual Citizen of the Year is a high profile, community-wide event, at which individuals who have distinguished themselves in either their fields [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discovery Communications Announces Major Initiative with Community Colleges</title>
		<link>http://herdi.org/uncategorized/discovery-communications-announces-major-initiative-with-community-colleges/</link>
		<comments>http://herdi.org/uncategorized/discovery-communications-announces-major-initiative-with-community-colleges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Expanding their commitment to American job growth and jobskills development, Discovery partnered with Montgomery College in Maryland to better prepare students with the necessary skills to take advantage of critical jobs in manufacturing, health care, energy, technology, construction and other industries.  The partnership with Montgomery (Community) College will include internships, guest lecturers, resume development and [...]]]></description>
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