Why private companies are crucial to innovations in online education
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
The CEO of 2U, a company that helps colleges run online programs and owns the edX platform, responds to criticism against his sector.
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Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
The CEO of 2U, a company that helps colleges run online programs and owns the edX platform, responds to criticism against his sector.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 17, 2023
MOOC platforms touted the benefits of AI, while online program management companies responded to threats to tuition-sharing agreements.
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The PIE News
JANUARY 26, 2024
Language testing giant ETS has acquired fellow assessment company PSI for an undisclosed amount, the companies announced on Friday. PSI, a US-based company, runs the Skills for English SELT tests, which are used for work, study and residency, and are approved by the UK Home Office for visa applications.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 17, 2023
We’re keeping track of companies’ profits, losses and strategies to monitor major developments in the higher ed industry.
Campus Technology
APRIL 23, 2024
Education solutions company EAB, through its parent company Seramount, has announced the acquisition of virtual job simulation provider Forage.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 26, 2023
The company plans to use the investment to help spread the word about its services, which are used by 460-plus colleges.
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Many employers are dropping degree requirements to create a more diverse workforce and increase job candidate numbers, survey results show.
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 27, 2024
Healthcare organizations are offering new L&D opportunities to attract and retain workers after post-pandemic turnover rates rocked the industry.
Campus Technology
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) tech company zSpace demonstrated expanded career and technical education (CTE) and workforce applications at the recent ACTE Careertech Vision Conference in Phoenix.
The PIE News
MARCH 21, 2023
Students in India are struggling to secure US visa appointments as companies buy interview appointment slots to sell on at higher prices. Companies, often operating on social media, offer to book appointments on behalf of individuals who want to study in the US. Payment after slot confirmation only.”
HEM (Higher Education Marketing)
AUGUST 16, 2023
Our 15th company anniversary marks our growth as a reliable education marketing partner to schools and educational institutions of all kinds around the world. It’s how the company started. This allowed HEM to achieve a new company milestone with each of its efforts, pushing it to the frontier of the education marketing industry.
The PIE News
MARCH 8, 2023
A new fintech company plans to provide up to $30 million in loans to help African students access higher education abroad. The post Fintech company launches loans for African students appeared first on The PIE News.
eLiterate
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Coursera is evolving into a different and much more interesting company that is well-positioned to take advantage of the tectonic shifts I’m tracking. From what I can tell, it’s a Guild competitor, even though the two companies look very different on the surface. I was wrong. Coursera as a marketplace. An iPhone is a platform.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 13, 2023
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) which represents public Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Predominantly Black Institutions, is partnering with cosmetics company Ivy Beauty to create a scholarship program.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 6, 2022
Absent from these academic conversations about Musk’s Twitter acquisition is a broader discussion about higher ed’s growing entanglement with for-profit companies. Companies get acquired or merge all the time. Companies and universities operate with different incentives and work under different time horizons.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 11, 2022
He is now the founder and CEO of Outlier , a company that produces cinematic college-level online courses with rockstar academics like mathematicians Hannah Fry and John Urschel. Several of the companies operating in this realm focus on technology designed to smooth out the transfer process, such as CollegeSource Transferology and AcademyOne.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 25, 2022
Instead, he found Rize Education , a for-profit company that works in partnership with the Lower Cost Models for Independent Colleges Consortium , a coalition of dozens of independent colleges that share financial information and strategies for institutional sustainability. ” A Focus on Tangible Skills.
Campus Technology
JANUARY 3, 2023
Instructure has acquired LearnPlatform, an ed tech company that provides real-time, evidence-based data on the effectiveness of digital ed programs chosen by universities and K–12 schools.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 24, 2023
Image: Parchment, a leading digital transcript sharing company, expanded into new territory this week by acquiring Quottly, a company that sells software for course and program sharing, managing dual enrollment, and automating and streamlining transfer agreements. Is this diversity newsletter?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?:
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Blog: Learning Innovation Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is laying off 13,000 employees. Educational technology (ed tech) companies have been working through painful downsizing for a couple of months, with layofftracker.com reporting significant staffing cuts at 2U, Byju, MasterClass, SkillShare, Eruditus and others.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 24, 2023
Joan Gabel said she wants to avoid “further distraction.” ” But she argued the university would have been protected by a conflict-of-interest plan.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 23, 2023
It’s time to reject proctoring software and rebuild the relationships between students and professors, one student argues.
Higher Ed Dive
JULY 14, 2023
Attorneys general called race-conscious hiring and promotions "overt and pervasive racial discrimination" in a letter to Fortune 100 CEOs.
Economics and Change in Higher Education
MARCH 11, 2024
One month after taking its OpenAI-powered virtual assistant global, the Swedish buy-now, pay-later company has released new data touting its ability to handle customer communications, make shoppers happier, and even drive better financial results.
Economics and Change in Higher Education
APRIL 20, 2023
In this piece, we will take a look at 15 companies that hire former teachers. For more companies, head on over to 5 Companies That Hire Former Teachers. These rapidly growing trends in digital education lend the sector a growth rate that is among the fastest that we have seen.
University Business
JANUARY 2, 2024
31 hearing to approve the sale to DACK, a real estate company in nearby Buckhannon. The post Real estate company bids $4.9 If any competing bid is submitted in writing by Jan. 26, an auction will be held on Jan. 31 at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Clarksburg. Otherwise, the court will conduct a Jan. Read more from CBS News.
Campus Technology
AUGUST 2, 2023
Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI have partnered to launch the Frontier Model Forum to draw on the expertise of member companies to promote safety and responsibility in developing frontier AI models. They are calling for other companies to join them in this collective effort.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Higher education institutions know the benefit of a strong pipeline. Reinforcing established community connections helps colleges and universities grow enrollment via local students and offers those students and others invaluable connections with nearby employers once they complete their college degrees.
The Guardian - Higher Education
MARCH 1, 2023
Funding at 27 universities can shift not just research agendas, but also policy in the direction the industry prefers, authors argue Six fossil fuel companies funnelednearly $700m in research funding to 27 universities in the US from 2010 to 2020, according to new research.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 20, 2023
Today on the Academic Minute: PK Toh, associate professor of management at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin, examines the key roles less visible employees can play at key moments for companies.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 31, 2023
The ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee calls for an end to OPM tuition sharing based on enrollment.
University Business
DECEMBER 11, 2023
A Utah company says it plans to try to acquire a historically Indigenous Oklahoma college it successfully sued to collect a debt. The president of Bacone College in Muskogee characterized the company’s move as “colonization,” according to a report last week by KWGS. Read more from Axios.
University Business
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
Department of Education made its move to strengthen oversight of revenue-sharing agreements between colleges and companies that help operate online courses — in steps that could have a big impact in the edtech sector, as well as for the many students enrolled in online degree programs. Read more on EdSurge. The post U.S.
Academe Blog
DECEMBER 6, 2022
I’m in the midst of a newsroom report (see past examples here) on how colleges can thoughtfully, safely, and effectively partner with outside companies for services related to academic and student support. I’m a reporter with the Chronicle of Higher Education covering technology and innovation.
EAB
JANUARY 18, 2023
EAB Named One of the Most Transformational Ed Tech Companies in the World. EAB among firms named to the 2023 GSV EdTech150, chosen from over 4,000 education technology companies. EAB was chosen from over 4,000 companies. million students use the company’s student success technology. Press Release. Today, more than 9.5
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Princeton University is cutting ties with 90 fossil fuel companies following a vote by the Board of Trustees. PRINCO will also ensure that the endowment does not benefit from any future exposure to those companies,” the university statement said. Princeton has one of the largest endowments in U.S.
Coursera blog
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
The event brought together leaders from over 60 universities and companies to discuss the evolving educational landscape, focusing on adaptability, collaboration, and innovation. The post Coursera convenes leaders from over 60 universities and companies for Future of Higher Education Summit appeared first on Coursera Blog.
Coursera blog
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
The event brought together leaders from over 60 universities and companies to discuss the evolving educational landscape, focusing on adaptability, collaboration, and innovation. The post Coursera convenes leaders from over 60 universities and companies for Future of Higher Education Summit appeared first on Coursera Blog.
Economics and Change in Higher Education
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Forty-five percent of companies plan to eliminate bachelor’s degree requirements for some positions in 2024, according to a Nov. In 2023, 55% of companies removed degree requirements, particularly for entry-level and mid-level roles, the survey shows. 29 report from Intelligent.com.
Economics and Change in Higher Education
MARCH 6, 2024
It’s been a brutal two years for employees in the tech sector, which has shed more than 450,000 jobs—including 38,000 layoffs at nearly 150 companies in the first six weeks of 2024 alone. It’s no surprise that automation is the biggest driver of job cuts, and McKinsey estimates that AI could replace 12 million more workers by 2030.
The Academic Designer
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Aaron Shepard is a robotics intern at NASA Langley. This feature interview focuses on talking about your science on video. Learn about Aaron's TEDx Talk and why he loves science communication.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 5, 2024
A spokesperson said the agency was worried about how the collapse of an online program management company would impact college students.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JANUARY 12, 2024
By Charlotte Matherly Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock images Not long ago, virtual counseling wasn't widely used in higher ed. Now the vendors serve close to five million college students.
Economics and Change in Higher Education
JUNE 6, 2023
The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has made history by suing an online learning company, Edmodo, for collecting and using children’s data to target them with behavioral advertising.
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