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Breakthrough Solution to Solve Refugee Higher Education Crisis Pasadena, CA (July 20, 2020) — University of the People, the first and only non-profit, tuition-free, American, accredited online university, announced the landmark launch of its first Arabic language degree program this September. The program will be the first online university of its kind in the Arabic-speaking…

[Pasadena, CA. March 17 2020] – University of the People announces its initiative to offer its online, American, accredited courses to any university, enabling their students to take UoPeople courses for credit. University of the People will open all 115 of its accredited courses in General Education, Business Administration, Computer Science, Health Science, and Education,…

[Pasadena, CA. March 12, 2020] – University of the People (UoPeople) has been diligently working with the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) on an application for accreditation and are very excited to be able to announce our eligibility to proceed with the accreditation process. “We look forward to working with WASC in this…

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Currently, the UoPeople in Arabic program is under development and is not being offered to students at this time. Once the program has been completely developed, it will be submitted to our accrediting agency, the Distance Education Accrediting Commission. The program specifics will only be announced when it is ready to be offered to students.…

[Pasadena, CA. Nov 15, 2018] – University of the People (UoPeople) – the first non-profit, tuition-free, American accredited online university, has partnered with Unicheck – a cloud-based plagiarism detection tool, on a Zero-Tolerance for Plagiarism Policy to bolster the university’s efforts to uphold standards of academic honesty and rigor. Unicheck’s unique plagiarism detection software will…

Pasadena, CA. September 6, 2018 – University of the People (UoPeople) has announced today that 17,038 students have enrolled in its degree programs from over 200 countries and territories, marking a major milestone for the world’s first non-profit, tuition-free, accredited American online university as it starts its tenth academic year. The university has doubled in…

Pasadena (May 29, 2018) It’s commencement season and this year in America nearly four million1 graduates are readying their cap and gowns. But there’s a huge group of American students we rarely consider; those who started but never finished their degree. A new study titled, “The Opportunity Cost of Not Having a College Degree” points to affordability…

Begins her College Journey & Launches Simone Biles Legacy Scholarship as Global Ambassador for University of the People NEW YORK (February 7, 2018) — The University of the People (UoPeople) has announced Simone Biles, the most decorated American gymnast and Olympic champion, as Global Ambassador, launching The Education Revolution and the Simone Biles Legacy Scholarship…

Issued: Tuesday 31 October 2017 Some of the world’s most disadvantaged students are to benefit from a new partnership between two universities. The collaboration between the University of Edinburgh and the California-based University of the People aims to support those uprooted by war, famine and natural disasters. Health Science graduates from the University of the…

Over 10,000 students enrolled in UoPeople’s New Academic Year Pasadena, CA. September 12, 2017 – University of the People (UoPeople) announced today over 10,000 students have enrolled in its degree programs, marking a major milestone for the world’s first non-profit, tuition-free, accredited American online university. UoPeople has 10,199 enrolled students this term – Term 1…

University of the People stands with DACA and undocumented students Pasadena, CA. August 30, 2017 – As pressure mounts on President Trump to abolish the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, University of the People (“UoPeople”) announces that it will stand in solidarity with all students in the United States who find their…