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Merge pull request #907 from MITx/feature/rocha/ut-press-release 

UT press release and related updates
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lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
......@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ def static_tab(request, course_id, tab_slug):
tab = tabs.get_static_tab_by_slug(course, tab_slug)
if tab is None:
raise Http404
contents = tabs.get_static_tab_contents(course, tab)
if contents is None:
raise Http404
......@@ -415,6 +415,16 @@ def course_about(request, course_id):
@ensure_csrf_cookie
@cache_if_anonymous
def static_university_profile(request, org_id):
"""
Return the profile for the particular org_id that does not have any courses.
"""
template_file = "university_profile/{0}.html".format(org_id).lower()
context = dict(courses=[], org_id=org_id)
return render_to_response(template_file, context)
@ensure_csrf_cookie
@cache_if_anonymous
def university_profile(request, org_id):
"""
Return the profile for the particular org_id. 404 if it's not valid.
......@@ -485,7 +495,7 @@ def progress(request, course_id, student_id=None):
courseware_summary = grades.progress_summary(student, request, course,
student_module_cache)
grade_summary = grades.grade(student, request, course, student_module_cache)
if courseware_summary is None:
#This means the student didn't have access to the course (which the instructor requested)
raise Http404
......@@ -498,4 +508,3 @@ def progress(request, course_id, student_id=None):
context.update()
return render_to_response('courseware/progress.html', context)
lms/templates/feed.rss
......@@ -6,16 +6,25 @@
<link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="http://blog.edx.org/"/>
##<link type="application/atom+xml" rel="self" href="https://github.com/blog.atom"/>
<title>EdX Blog</title>
<updated>2012-07-16T14:08:12-07:00</updated>
<updated>2012-10-14T14:08:12-07:00</updated>
<entry>
<id>tag:www.edx.org,2012:Post/5</id>
<published>2012-09-25T14:00:00-07:00</published>
<updated>2012-09-25T14:00:00-07:00</updated>
<link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press/elsevier-collaborates-with-edx')}"/>
<title>Elsevier collaborates with edX</title>
<content type="html">&lt;img src=&quot;${static.url('images/press/foundations-of-analog-109x84.jpg')}&quot; /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Free course textbook made available to edX students&lt;/p&gt;</content>
<id>tag:www.edx.org,2012:Post/6</id>
<published>2012-10-15T14:00:00-07:00</published>
<updated>2012-10-14T14:00:00-07:00</updated>
<link type="text/html" rel="alternate" href="${reverse('press/ut-joins-edx')}"/>
<title>The University of Texas System joins edX</title>
<content type="html">&lt;img src=&quot;${static.url('images/press/uts-seal_109x84.jpg')}&quot; /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;nine universities and six health institutions&lt;/p&gt;</content>
</entry>
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<entry>
<id>tag:www.edx.org,2012:Post/4</id>
<published>2012-09-06T14:00:00-07:00</published>
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lms/templates/index.html
......@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@
</div>
</a>
</li>
<li class="partner">
<a href="${reverse('university_profile', args=['UTx'])}">
<img src="${static.url('images/university/ut/ut-rollover_160x90.png')}" />
<div class="name">
<span>UTx</span>
</div>
</a>
</li>
<li class="partner last">
<a href="${reverse('university_profile', args=['BerkeleyX'])}">
<img src="${static.url('images/university/berkeley/berkeley.png')}" />
......
lms/templates/static_templates/faq.html
<%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
<%namespace name='static' file='../static_content.html'/>
<%inherit file="../main.html" />
<%block name="title"><title>FAQ</title></%block>
<section class="container about">
<nav>
<a href="${reverse('about_edx')}">Vision</a>
<a href="${reverse('faq_edx')}" class="active">Faq</a>
<a href="${reverse('press')}">Press</a>
<a href="${reverse('contact')}">Contact</a>
</nav>
<section class="faq">
<section class="responses">
<section id="the-organization" class="category">
<h2>Organization</h2>
<article class="response">
<h3>What is edX?</h3>
<p>EdX is a not-for-profit enterprise of its founding partners, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University that offers online learning to on-campus students and to millions of people around the world. To do so, edX is building an open-source online learning platform and hosts an online web portal at <a href="http://www.edx.org">www.edx.org</a> for online education.</p>
<p>EdX currently offers HarvardX, <em>MITx</em> and BerkeleyX classes online for free. These institutions aim to extend their collective reach to build a global community of online students. Along with offering online courses, the three universities undertake research on how students learn and how technology can transform learning – both on-campus and online throughout the world.</p>
</article>
<article class="response">
<h3>What are "X Universities"?</h3>
<p>Harvard, MIT and UC Berkeley, as the first universities whose courses are delivered on the edX website, are "X Universities." The three institutions will work collaboratively to establish the "X University" Consortium, whose membership will expand to include additional "X Universities" as soon as possible. Each member of the consortium will offer courses on the edX platform as an "X University." The gathering of many universities’ educational content together on one site will enable learners worldwide to access the course content of any participating university from a single website, and to use a set of online educational tools shared by all participating universities. </p>
</article>
<article class="response">
<h3>Why is UC Berkeley joining edX?</h3>
<p>Like Harvard and MIT, UC Berkeley seeks to transform education in quality, efficiency and scale through technology and research, for the benefit of campus-based students and the global community of online learners. </p>
<p>UC Berkeley also shares the edX commitment to the not-for-profit and open-platform model as a way to enhance human fulfillment worldwide. </p>
</article>
<article class="response">
<h3>What will UC Berkeley's direct participation entail?</h3>
<p>UC Berkeley will begin by offering two courses on edX in Fall 2012, and will collaborate on the development of the technology platform. We will explore, experiment and innovate together.</p>
<p>UC Berkeley will also serve as the inaugural chair of the "X University" Consortium for an initial 5 year period. As Chair, UC Berkeley will participate on the edX Board on behalf of the X Universities.</p>
</article>
<article class="response">
<h3>Why is edX only adding one X University?</h3>
<p>More than 120 universities from around the world have expressed interest in collaborating with edX since Harvard and MIT announced its creation in May. EdX is focused above all on quality and developing the best non-profit model for online education. In addition to providing online courses on the edX platform, the "X University" Consortium will be a forum in which members can share experiences around online learning. </p>
<p>EdX will actively explore the addition of other institutions from around the world to the edX platform, and we look forward to adding more "X Universities" as capacity increases. </p>
</article>
</section>
<section id="students" class="category">
<h2>Students</h2>
<article class="response">
<h3>Who can take edX courses? Will there be an admissions process?</h3>
<p>EdX will be available to anyone in the world with an internet connection, and in general, there will not be an admissions process.</p>
</article>
<article class="response">
<h3>Will certificates be awarded?</h3>
<p>Yes. Online learners who demonstrate mastery of subjects can earn a certificate of completion. Certificates will be issued by edX under the name of the underlying "X University" from where the course originated, i.e. HarvardX, <em>MITx</em> or BerkeleyX. For the courses in Fall 2012, those certificates will be free. There is a plan to charge a modest fee for certificates in the future.</p>
</article>
<article class="response">
<h3>What will the scope of the online courses be? How many? Which faculty?</h3>
<p>Our goal is to offer a wide variety of courses across disciplines. There are currently <a href="${reverse('courses')}">seven courses</a> offered for Fall 2012.</p>
</article>
<article class="response">
<h3>Who is the learner? Domestic or international? Age range?</h3>
<p>Improving teaching and learning for students on our campuses is one of our primary goals. Beyond that, we don’t have a target group of potential learners, as the goal is to make these courses available to anyone in the world – from any demographic – who has interest in advancing their own knowledge. The only requirement is to have a computer with an internet connection. More than 150,000 students from over 160 countries registered for MITx's first course, 6.002x: Circuits and Electronics. The age range of students certified in this course was from 14 to 74 years-old.</p>
</article>
<article class="response">
<h3>Will participating universities’ standards apply to all courses offered on the edX platform?</h3>
<p>Yes: the reach changes exponentially, but the rigor remains the same.</p>
</article>
<article class="response">
<h3>How do you intend to test whether this approach is improving learning?</h3>
<p>Edx institutions have assembled faculty members who will collect and analyze data to assess results and the impact edX is having on learning.</p>
</article>
<article class="response">
<h3>How may I apply to study with edX?</h3>
<p>Simply complete the online <a href="#signup-modal" rel="leanModal">signup form</a>. Enrolling will create your unique student record in the edX database, allow you to register for classes, and to receive a certificate on successful completion.</p>
</article>
<article class="response">
<h3>How may another university participate in edX? </h3>
<p>If you are from a university interested in discussing edX, please email <a href="mailto:university@edx.org">university@edx.org</a></p>
</article>
</section>
<section id="technology-platform" class="category">
<h2>Technology Platform</h2>
<article class="response">
<h3>What technology will edX use?</h3>
<p>The edX open-source online learning platform will feature interactive learning designed specifically for the web. Features will include: self-paced learning, online discussion groups, wiki-based collaborative learning, assessment of learning as a student progresses through a course, and online laboratories and other interactive learning tools. The platform will also serve as a laboratory from which data will be gathered to better understand how students learn. Because it is open source, the platform will be continuously improved by a worldwide community of collaborators, with new features added as needs arise.</p>
<p>The first version of the technology was used in the first <em>MITx</em> course, 6.002x Circuits and Electronics, which launched in Spring, 2012.</p>
</article>
<article class="response">
<h3>How is this different from what other universities are doing online?</h3>
<p>EdX is a not-for-profit enterprise built upon the shared educational missions of its founding partners, Harvard University and MIT. The edX platform will be available as open source. Also, a primary goal of edX is to improve teaching and learning on campus by experimenting with blended models of learning and by supporting faculty in conducting significant research on how students learn.</p>
</article>
</section>
</section>
<nav class="categories">
<a href="#organization">Organization</a>
##<a href="#objectives">Objectives</a>
<a href="#students">Students</a>
<a href="#technology-platform">Technology Platform</a>
</nav>
</section>
</section>
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<%include file="../signup_modal.html" />
%endif
<%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
<%namespace name='static' file='../static_content.html'/>
<%inherit file="../main.html" />
<%block name="title"><title>FAQ</title></%block>
<section class="container about">
<nav>
<a href="${reverse('about_edx')}">Vision</a>
<a href="${reverse('faq_edx')}" class="active">Faq</a>
<a href="${reverse('press')}">Press</a>
<a href="${reverse('contact')}">Contact</a>
</nav>
<section class="faq">
<section class="responses">
<section id="the-organization" class="category">
<h2>Organization</h2>
<article class="response">
<h3>What is edX?</h3>
<p>edX is a not-for-profit enterprise of its founding partners, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University that offers online learning to on-campus students and to millions of people around the world. To do so, edX is building an open-source online learning platform and hosts an online web portal at <a href="http://www.edx.org">www.edx.org</a> for online education.</p>
<p>EdX currently offers HarvardX, <em>MITx</em> and BerkeleyX classes online for free. Beginning in Summer 2013, edX will also offer UTx (University of Texas) classes online for free. The University of Texas System includes nine universities and six health institutions. The edX institutions aim to extend their collective reach to build a global community of online students. Along with offering online courses, the three universities undertake research on how students learn and how technology can transform learning – both on-campus and online throughout the world.</p>
</article>
<article class="response">
<h3>What are "X Universities"?</h3>
<p>Harvard, MIT and UC Berkeley, as the first universities whose courses are delivered on the edX website, are "X Universities." The three institutions will work collaboratively to establish the "X University" Consortium, whose membership will expand to include additional "X Universities" as soon as possible. Each member of the consortium will offer courses on the edX platform as an "X University." The gathering of many universities’ educational content together on one site will enable learners worldwide to access the course content of any participating university from a single website, and to use a set of online educational tools shared by all participating universities. </p>
</article>
<article class="response">
<h3>Why is UC Berkeley joining edX?</h3>
<p>Like Harvard and MIT, UC Berkeley seeks to transform education in quality, efficiency and scale through technology and research, for the benefit of campus-based students and the global community of online learners. </p>
<p>UC Berkeley also shares the edX commitment to the not-for-profit and open-platform model as a way to enhance human fulfillment worldwide. </p>
</article>
<article class="response">
<h3>What will UC Berkeley's direct participation entail?</h3>
<p>UC Berkeley will begin by offering two courses on edX in Fall 2012, and will collaborate on the development of the technology platform. We will explore, experiment and innovate together.</p>
<p>UC Berkeley will also serve as the inaugural chair of the "X University" Consortium for an initial 5 year period. As Chair, UC Berkeley will participate on the edX Board on behalf of the X Universities.</p>
</article>
<article class="response">
<h3>Why is The University of Texas System joining edX?</h3>
<p>Joining edX not only allows UT faculty to showcase their work on a global stage, but also provides UT students the opportunity to take classes from their choice of UT institutions, as well as MIT, Harvard, UC Berkeley and future &ldquo;X&rdquo; Universities.</p>
<p>The UT System closely examined all the alternatives and determined that edX offered the best fit in terms of alignment of mission, platform and revenue model. The strength and reputation of the partner institutions – MIT, Harvard and UC Berkeley – was also a huge consideration. EdX is committed to both blended and online learning and to a non-profit, open source model. It is also governed by a board of academics with a commitment to excellence in learning.</p>
</article>
<article class="response">
<h3>What will The UT System’s direct participation entail?</h3>
<p>The UT System will begin by offering one course on edX from The University of Texas at Austin in Summer 2013, and four courses in Fall 2013, likely at least one of those courses from one of its health institutions. The UT System is also making a $5 million investment in the edX platform. We will explore, experiment and innovate together.</p>
</article>
<article class="response">
<h3>Will edX be adding additional X Universities?</h3>
<p>More than 140 institutions from around the world have expressed interest in collaborating with edX since Harvard and MIT announced its creation in May. EdX is focused above all on quality and developing the best not-for-profit model for online education. In addition to providing online courses on the edX platform, the &ldquo;X University&rdquo; Consortium will be a forum in which members can share experiences around online learning. Harvard, MIT, UC Berkeley and the UT System will work collaboratively to establish the &ldquo;X University&rdquo; Consortium, whose membership will expand to include additional &ldquo;X Universities&rdquo; as soon as possible. Each member of the consortium will offer courses on the edX platform as an &ldquo;X University.&rdquo; The gathering of many universities’ educational content together on one site will enable learners worldwide to access the course content of any participating university from a single website, and to use a set of online educational tools shared by all participating universities.</p>
<p>EdX will actively explore the addition of other institutions from around the world to the edX platform, and we look forward to adding more &ldquo;X Universities&rdquo; as capacity increases. </p>
</article>
</section>
<section id="students" class="category">
<h2>Students</h2>
<article class="response">
<h3>Who can take edX courses? Will there be an admissions process?</h3>
<p>EdX will be available to anyone in the world with an internet connection, and in general, there will not be an admissions process.</p>
</article>
<article class="response">
<h3>Will certificates be awarded?</h3>
<p>Yes. Online learners who demonstrate mastery of subjects can earn a certificate of completion. Certificates will be issued by edX under the name of the underlying "X University" from where the course originated, i.e. HarvardX, <em>MITx</em> or BerkeleyX. For the courses in Fall 2012, those certificates will be free. There is a plan to charge a modest fee for certificates in the future.</p>
</article>
<article class="response">
<h3>What will the scope of the online courses be? How many? Which faculty?</h3>
<p>Our goal is to offer a wide variety of courses across disciplines. There are currently <a href="${reverse('courses')}">seven courses</a> offered for Fall 2012.</p>
</article>
<article class="response">
<h3>Who is the learner? Domestic or international? Age range?</h3>
<p>Improving teaching and learning for students on our campuses is one of our primary goals. Beyond that, we don’t have a target group of potential learners, as the goal is to make these courses available to anyone in the world – from any demographic – who has interest in advancing their own knowledge. The only requirement is to have a computer with an internet connection. More than 150,000 students from over 160 countries registered for MITx's first course, 6.002x: Circuits and Electronics. The age range of students certified in this course was from 14 to 74 years-old.</p>
</article>
<article class="response">
<h3>Will participating universities’ standards apply to all courses offered on the edX platform?</h3>
<p>Yes: the reach changes exponentially, but the rigor remains the same.</p>
</article>
<article class="response">
<h3>How do you intend to test whether this approach is improving learning?</h3>
<p>Edx institutions have assembled faculty members who will collect and analyze data to assess results and the impact edX is having on learning.</p>
</article>
<article class="response">
<h3>How may I apply to study with edX?</h3>
<p>Simply complete the online <a href="#signup-modal" rel="leanModal">signup form</a>. Enrolling will create your unique student record in the edX database, allow you to register for classes, and to receive a certificate on successful completion.</p>
</article>
<article class="response">
<h3>How may another university participate in edX? </h3>
<p>If you are from a university interested in discussing edX, please email <a href="mailto:university@edx.org">university@edx.org</a></p>
</article>
</section>
<section id="technology-platform" class="category">
<h2>Technology Platform</h2>
<article class="response">
<h3>What technology will edX use?</h3>
<p>The edX open-source online learning platform will feature interactive learning designed specifically for the web. Features will include: self-paced learning, online discussion groups, wiki-based collaborative learning, assessment of learning as a student progresses through a course, and online laboratories and other interactive learning tools. The platform will also serve as a laboratory from which data will be gathered to better understand how students learn. Because it is open source, the platform will be continuously improved by a worldwide community of collaborators, with new features added as needs arise.</p>
<p>The first version of the technology was used in the first <em>MITx</em> course, 6.002x Circuits and Electronics, which launched in Spring, 2012.</p>
</article>
<article class="response">
<h3>How is this different from what other universities are doing online?</h3>
<p>EdX is a not-for-profit enterprise built upon the shared educational missions of its founding partners, Harvard University and MIT. The edX platform will be available as open source. Also, a primary goal of edX is to improve teaching and learning on campus by experimenting with blended models of learning and by supporting faculty in conducting significant research on how students learn.</p>
</article>
</section>
</section>
<nav class="categories">
<a href="#organization">Organization</a>
##<a href="#objectives">Objectives</a>
<a href="#students">Students</a>
<a href="#technology-platform">Technology Platform</a>
</nav>
</section>
</section>
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<section class="container">
<h1>The University of Texas System joins edX</h1>
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<article>
<h2>The University of Texas System joins Harvard, MIT and UC Berkeley in not-for-profit online learning collaborative </h2>
<p><strong>CAMBRIDGE, MA/AUSTIN, TX &ndash; October 15, 2012</strong> &mdash; edX, the online non-profit learning initiative founded by Harvard University (Harvard) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and launched in May, announced today the addition of The University of Texas (UT) System to its platform. The UT System, one of the largest public university systems in the United States with nine academic universities and six health institutions, will collaborate with edX to expand the group of participating &ldquo;X Universities&rdquo; – universities offering their courses on the edX platform. </p>
<p>The UT System includes the University of Texas at Austin, ranked 25th in the 2012-2013 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, UT Southwestern Medical Center, home to one of the nation's top 25 medical schools, and UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, the nation's No. 1-ranked cancer center. The system's institutions serve 212,000 students and employ 19,000 faculty members.</p>
<p>Through edX, the &ldquo;X Universities&rdquo; provide online interactive education wherever there is access to the Internet, with a goal to enhance teaching and learning through research about how students learn, and how technologies can facilitate effective teaching both on campus and online. The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) joined edX in July 2012. edX plans to add other &ldquo;X Universities&rdquo; from around the world to the edX platform in the coming months. </p>
<p>Francisco G. Cigarroa, Chancellor of The University of Texas System announced the partnership following a unanimous vote of approval by the UT System's Board of Regents on Monday.</p>
<p>&ldquo;New technologies are positively impacting how professors teach and how course content is delivered,&rdquo; Chancellor Cigarroa said. &ldquo;The University of Texas System will help lead this revolution and fundamentally alter the direction of online education. We are excited about this partnership with edX and honored to be in the company of such exceptional institutions as MIT, Harvard and Berkeley. The mission of edX aligns perfectly with that of the UT System and keeps the learner as its central focus.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The University of Texas System plans to offer at least four courses on edX within the next year.</p>
<p>In addition to serving a global community of online students, the UT System plans to redesign general education courses and traditional entry-level courses that are too often made up of several hundred students. Through its Institute for Transformational Learning, the UT System plans to give students more options by offering courses that are customized to student needs. For example, the UT System plans to offer courses that use a combination of technology and face-to-face interaction, courses that allow students to manage their own time by accelerating through sections they have already mastered or spending more time on areas they find challenging, and fully online courses so students are not limited by their location.</p>
<p>&ldquo;As Texas' flagship university, UT Austin is committed not only to embracing breakthroughs in education, but helping create them,&rdquo; said William Powers, Jr., President of UT Austin. &ldquo;We're proud to be partnering with these top peer universities on edX.&rdquo;</p>
<p>As part of a bold and innovative plan, the UT System also plans to offer courses through edX that will allow students to earn college credits toward a degree. &ldquo;Our goal through our partnership with edX is to better meet the learning needs of a wide range of students, raise graduation rates and cut the cost of higher education, all while maintaining our commitment to education of the highest quality,&rdquo; said Gene Powell, chairman of the UT System Board of Regents. </p>
<p>The UT System brings a large and diverse student body to the edX family. Its six health institutions offer a unique opportunity to provide groundbreaking health and medical courses via edX in the near future. The UT System also brings special expertise in analytics – assessing student learning, online course design and creating interactive learning environments.</p>
<p>edX courses are designed to provide students with a wealth of innovative resources, including interactive laboratories, virtual reality environments and access to online tutors and tutorials. Students who take UT System courses through edX won't work in isolation, but will have the opportunity to participate in online forums, network with instructors and fellow students and take part in exciting collaborative projects. &ldquo;We are excited that The University of Texas System is joining edX's efforts to revolutionize learning,&rdquo; said Anant Agarwal, President of edX. &ldquo;The institutions within The University of Texas System bring a wide range of expertise to the edX mission, and with them edX is now positioned to continue to increase our offering of high-quality, online courses.&rdquo;</p>
<p>edX was created by Harvard and MIT in May, with each university committing to contribute $30 million toward the online partnership.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Today's announcement is another important step toward our shared objectives of expanding access to high quality educational content while enhancing teaching and learning online and in the classroom,&rdquo; said Harvard President Drew Faust. &ldquo;The addition of The University of Texas System to the edX platform will allow us to deepen our understanding of learning, develop new approaches to teaching that build on that knowledge, and strengthen both the on-campus and online learning experience.&rdquo;
<p>&ldquo;At MIT, we are energetically exploring the ways that online instruction can help us reimagine our campus residential education even as it allows us to reach an unprecedented number of learners around the world,&rdquo; said MIT President L. Rafael Reif. &ldquo;It is thrilling to be joined by The University of Texas System in the pursuit of that dual goal.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The edX classes to be offered by the UT System will be announced soon and will join other new edX courses planned for Spring, Summer and Fall 2013. As with all edX courses, online learners who obtain a passing grade in the UT System courses will receive a certificate of mastery. edX will also offer the option of proctored examinations for the UT System courses.</p>
<h2>About edX</h2>
<p>edX is a not-for-profit enterprise of its founding partners Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that features learning designed specifically for interactive study via the web. Based on a long history of collaboration and their shared educational missions the founders are creating a new online-learning experience. Anant Agarwal, former Director of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, serves as the first president of edX. Along with offering online courses, the institutions will use edX to research how students learn and how technology can transform learning—both on-campus and worldwide. edX is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts and is governed by MIT and Harvard.</p>
<h2>About Harvard University</h2>
<p>Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally. Harvard Faculty are engaged with teaching and research to push the boundaries of human knowledge. The University has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.</p>
<p>Established in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States. The University, which is based in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, has an enrollment of over 20,000 degree candidates, including undergraduate, graduate and professional students. Harvard has more than 360,000 alumni around the world.</p>
<h2>About MIT</h2>
<p>The Massachusetts Institute of Technology — a coeducational, privately endowed research university founded in 1861 — is dedicated to advancing knowledge and educating students in science, technology and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century. The Institute has close to 1,000 faculty and 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students. It is organized into five Schools: Architecture and Urban Planning; Engineering; Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences; Sloan School of Management; and Science.</p>
<p>MIT's commitment to innovation has led to a host of scientific breakthroughs and technological advances. Achievements of the Institute's faculty and graduates have included the first chemical synthesis of penicillin and vitamin A, the development of inertial guidance systems, modern technologies for artificial limbs and the magnetic core memory that made possible the development of digital computers. Seventy-eight alumni, faculty, researchers and staff have won Nobel Prizes.</p>
<p>Current areas of research and education include neuroscience and the study of the brain and mind, bioengineering, cancer, energy, the environment and sustainable development, information sciences and technology, new media, financial technology and entrepreneurship.</p>
<h2>About the University of California, Berkeley</h2>
<p>The University of California, Berkeley is the world's premier public university with a mission to excel in teaching, research and public service. This longstanding mission has led to the university's distinguished record of Nobel-level scholarship, constant innovation, a concern for the betterment of our world, and consistently high rankings of its schools and departments. The campus offers superior, high value education for extraordinarily talented students from all walks of life; operational excellence and a commitment to the competitiveness and prosperity of California and the nation. </p>
<p>The University of California was chartered in 1868 and its flagship campus in Berkeley, on San Francisco Bay, was envisioned as a &ldquo;City of Learning.&rdquo; Today, there are more than 1,500 fulltime and 500 part-time faculty members dispersed among more than 130 academic departments and more than 80 interdisciplinary research units. Twenty-two Nobel Prizes have been garnered by faculty and 28 by UC Berkeley alumni. There are 9 Nobel Laureates, 32 MacArthur Fellows, and 4 Pulitzer Prize winners among the current faculty.</p>
<h2>About The University of Texas System</h2>
<p>Educating students, providing care for patients, conducting groundbreaking research and serving the needs of Texans and the nation for more than 130 years, The University of Texas System is one of the largest public university systems in the United States, with nine academic universities and six health science centers. Student enrollment exceeded 215,000 in the 2011 academic year. The UT System confers more than one-third of the state's undergraduate degrees and educates nearly three-fourths of the state's health care professionals annually. The UT System has an annual operating budget of $13.1 billion (FY 2012) including $2.3 billion in sponsored programs funded by federal, state, local and private sources. With roughly 87,000 employees, the UT System is one of the largest employers in the state. www.utsystem.edu</p>
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<p><strong>edX Contact: </strong>Dan O’Connell</p>
<p>oconnell@edx.org</p>
<p>617-480-6585</p>
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<p><strong>UT System Contact: </strong>Jenny LaCoste-Caputo</p>
<p>jcaputo@utsystem.edu</p>
<p>512-499-4361</p>
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