December 5, 2003

A Leap From Modesty to Cyberspace

By SCOTT CARLSON

A small Lutheran college sees big benefits from teaming up with a for-profit university to offer courses online, but some professors are skeptical

Augsburg College is right at home here in the land of Lake Wobegon. A quiet Lutheran institution, Augsburg has a reputation for humility in both its profile and its aspirations, much like Garrison Keillor's fictitious hometown. For years, the attitude among faculty and staff members has been in line with the Midwestern work ethic: Offer a

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