In Business Magazine's Article, "Career Boost: UW's Flexible Option aids working professionals"

The July 2014 of the online business e-zine, "In Business," published a story on the UW Flexible Option.  Within the article, one finds interviews with Flex student Aaron Apel; Interim Chancellor Aaron Brower of UW Colleges and UW Extension; EVP and chief nursing officer Mary Beth Kingston of Aurora Health Care; and director David Krakauer of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery.

Highlights:  transitions in higher education in the face of free content; transitions in the workplace that demand more education from their employees; the number of applicants to the UW Flexible Option program.

Department of Education Invites Applications for Direct Assessment Programs

In a "Dear Colleague" letter in March of 2013, the Ed Dept provides guidance to institutions that are seeking Title IV Aid for their competency-based direct assessment programs.