But there is no telling how rigorous those courses may be.
On-site language courses may be the latest job perk on Long Island.
Faculty concerns about the spread of online courses may be on the rise.
Researchers and college officials worry that students who campus-hop to check off all their required courses may be getting a degree, but not an education.
Likewise, if you want to study a language for, say, a holiday, then evening classes – or more specifically, holiday courses – may be better.
Unison, a health-service union, fears that such university-based courses may be turning out nurses with the wrong skills for the job.
Online courses may be fine for highly skilled, highly motivated people, but they are inappropriate for struggling students who need close contact with instructors to succeed.
The greens, while not as undulating as on other Open courses, may be the fastest in Open history, perhaps as much as 13 on golf's Stimpmeter, as opposed to 9 during the Black's normal public use.
Dr. Sohmer will argue that a framework of required courses may be appropriate, but that the choice should be made by the faculty at each college, not the university trustees.
Leshko's menu of main courses may be predictable, but that doesn't make a dish like juicy slow-roasted chicken ($12.95), redolent of sage and lemon, less enjoyable, especially with its side of mushroom-and-onion spatzle.
Tighter rules for students, in particular, which have already resulted in a big fall in the number of those from outside the EU coming to take non-university courses, may be at least as effective a way of tackling the problem, as may be the new rules that prevent non-EU graduates from staying on without a job.
