Commit 95f7e99d by Bridger Maxwell

Changed press release to say UC Berkeley.

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<p>UC Berkeley will offer two courses on edX this Fall, and the university will also serve as the inaugural chair of the to-be-formed "X University" Consortium.</p> <p>UC Berkeley will offer two courses on edX this Fall, and the university will also serve as the inaugural chair of the to-be-formed "X University" Consortium.</p>
<p>Robert J. Birgeneau, the Chancellor of Berkeley announced: "We are committed to excellence in online education with the dual goals of distributing higher education more broadly and enriching the quality of campus-based education. We share the vision of MIT and Harvard leadership and believe that collaborating with the not-for-profit model of edX is the best way to do this. <em>Fiat Lux</em>."</p> <p>Robert J. Birgeneau, the Chancellor of UC Berkeley announced: "We are committed to excellence in online education with the dual goals of distributing higher education more broadly and enriching the quality of campus-based education. We share the vision of MIT and Harvard leadership and believe that collaborating with the not-for-profit model of edX is the best way to do this. <em>Fiat Lux</em>."</p>
<p>Meanwhile, edX announced two new courses each from HarvardX and <em>MITx</em> to be launched on edX this fall, along with <em>MITx</em>'s 6.002x Circuits &amp; Electronics. All of the courses will be hosted from edX's website, www.edx.org. </p> <p>Meanwhile, edX announced two new courses each from HarvardX and <em>MITx</em> to be launched on edX this fall, along with <em>MITx</em>'s 6.002x Circuits &amp; Electronics. All of the courses will be hosted from edX's website, www.edx.org. </p>
<p>MIT launched its <em>MITx</em> online learning initiative in December 2011, with 6.002x as its prototype course, and more than 150,000 students worldwide enrolled. EdX was announced by Harvard and MIT in May, with each university committing to contribute $30 million toward the online partnership.</p> <p>MIT launched its <em>MITx</em> online learning initiative in December 2011, with 6.002x as its prototype course, and more than 150,000 students worldwide enrolled. EdX was announced by Harvard and MIT in May, with each university committing to contribute $30 million toward the online partnership.</p>
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