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Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales Featured in Capella University's Latest 'Inside Online Education' Podcast.


Online university's podcasts focus on experience of earning an online degree

MINNEAPOLIS -- Capella University Capella University is a private for-profit distance institution of higher learning. Capella University offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral (PhD and PsyD) degrees in business, technology, education, human services and psychology.  (www.capella.edu), an accredited accredited

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, fully online university with more than 17,900 students, has released its latest Inside Online Education podcast, which features a speech that Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales (born early August 1966 in Huntsville, Alabama[1][2]) is an American Internet entrepreneur known for his role in founding Wikipedia[3][4][5]  gave to several hundred Capella master's and PhD students at the online university's recent residential colloquium col·lo·qui·um  
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1. An informal meeting for the exchange of views.

2. An academic seminar on a broad field of study, usually led by a different lecturer at each meeting.
 in Orlando.

These regular podcasts feature interviews with Capella students, faculty and staff who share the experience of online education from a first-person point of view. They are typically about 15 minutes long and are available through the Capella University Web site at http://www.capella.edu or http://www.capellacommons.com. Listeners can subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day"
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buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company";
 the podcast RSS feed at http://www.capellacommons.com/rss/. They are also available via subscription from iTunes.

About Capella University

Founded in 1993, Capella University is an accredited,(a) fully online university that offers graduate degree programs in business, information technology, education, human services, and psychology, and bachelor's degree programs in business and information technology. Within those areas, Capella offers 75 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 15 certificate programs. The online university currently serves more than 17,900 students from all 50 states and 56 countries. It is committed to providing high-caliber academic excellence and pursuing balanced business growth. Capella University is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capella Education Company Capella Education Company (NASDAQ: CPLA) is an education services holding company which owns for-profit, online Capella University and other assets.

What is now the Capella Education Company was founded in 1991 by Stephen Shank, former CEO of Tonka Corporation.
, headquartered in Minneapolis. For more information, please visit http://www.capella.edu or call 1-888-CAPELLA (227-3552).

(a) Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) is one of six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and Council for Higher Education Accreditation. , 30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504; 312-263-0456; www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org.

Learn more about earning an online degree at Capella University:

online education (http://www.capella.edu/online_education.aspx),

online college (http://www.capella.edu/online_college_degree_programs.aspx),

distance learning (http://www.capella.edu/distance_learning.aspx),

online university (http://www.capella.edu/online_university.aspx),

online learning (http://www.capella.edu/online-learning-degree-programs.aspx).
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