Working Session to Follow Successful Connecticut Textbook Summit
Proposed by Thomson Learning, the session will include
higher education publishers, bookstores, instructors, students,
school administrators, legislators and others
STAMFORD, Conn., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- During yesterday's textbook summit, higher education publishers, bookstores, instructors, students, school administrators and others were invited by Thomson Learning to engage in an upcoming working session to deliver greater value to higher education students in Connecticut.
Susan Badger, CEO of Thomson Higher Education, who spoke at the summit about Thomson Learning's commitment to improving student success, claims the summit was a very productive first step for all parties. In addition, Thomson Learning was further encouraged by the willingness of the leaders of the Summit to work together in finding common ground.
More details of the follow-up working session, which will be held this year in Hartford, Connecticut, will be announced in the coming weeks.
About The Thomson Corporation and Thomson Higher Education
The Thomson Corporation (http://www.thomson.com), with 2004 revenues from continuing operations of $8.10 billion, is a global leader in providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) has approximately 40,000 employees and provides services in approximately 130 countries. Its learning businesses and brands serve the needs of individuals, learning institutions, corporations and government agencies with products and services for both traditional and distributed learning. Thomson Higher Education is a leading provider of higher education textbooks, software, and Internet materials for the humanities, behavioral and social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, and business and economics. It publishes under the brands of Thomson Wadsworth, Thomson Brooks/Cole, Thomson South-Western, Thomson Heinle, and Thomson Schirmer.
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