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Deanna Lehrkamp, 48, of Pierre, South Dakota, works online to better her education, Mar. 18, 2010, at The Right Turn in Pierre. She is taking online college courses through Western Dakota Technical Institute in Rapid City.

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Analysis & Opinions - On Leadership at washingtonpost.com

First Newspapers, Now Universities: It's Transformation Time

| June 8, 2010

"Because talent is the core competitive differentiator of the 21st century, students seeking educational choices will have global business on their side.... Corporations are already accustomed to sourcing talent globally—in many cases from other sets of universities that no one here has ever heard of, but which are producing highly competent graduates. And they're ramping up their own programs of corporate education. As the global corporate world refines its systems to assess competencies directly, rather than relying on the often imperfect signal conveyed by the embossed letters on a college degree, the true tipping point for collegiate education will arrive."

Book - Cambridge University Press

Seeds of Disaster, Roots of Response: How Private Action Can Reduce Public Vulnerability

| September 2006

Seeds of Disaster, Roots of Response ... describes effective and sustainable approaches — both business strategies and public policies — to ensure provision of critical services in the event of disaster.