75-Year-Old PhD Student Featured in Capella University's Latest 'Inside Online Education' Podcast

Business Wire, Jan 26, 2007

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

MINNEAPOLIS -- Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited, fully online university with more than 16,300 students, has released its latest podcast, which features an interview with 75-year-old PhD student Jerald Nine. Part of the "Inside Online Education" podcast series, this installment highlights Nine's lifelong commitment to education.

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 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 76 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 16 certificate programs. The online university currently serves 16,300 students from all 50 states and 63 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, 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, located at 30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504, (312) 263-0456, www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org.

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