By JENNIFER H. SVAN | STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 1, 2021
Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See more staff and wire stories here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. WIESBADEN, Germany Some U.S. military personnel and their families used the extra time at home during more than a year of coronavirus restrictions to hit the books. This year, 1,360 students received diplomas from the University of Maryland Global Campus Europe – about 200 more graduates than last year, an increase university officials attribute in part to students signing up for more classes during lockdowns. A pivot from in-person to live-streaming instruction also opened more courses for students across UMGC Europe’s footprint in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, officials said.
By JENNIFER H. SVAN | STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 1, 2021
Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See more staff and wire stories here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. WIESBADEN, Germany – Some U.S. military personnel and their families used the extra time at home during more than a year of coronavirus restrictions to hit the books. This year, 1,360 students received diplomas from the University of Maryland Global Campus Europe – about 200 more graduates than last year, an increase university officials attribute in part to students signing up for more classes during lockdowns. A pivot from in-person to live-streaming instruction also opened more courses for students across UMGC Europe’s footprint in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, officials said.
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