By Viggo Stacey. Global K-12 provider Cognita has acquired a school in Switzerland – its first in the country, making it the ninth nation the education company will operate in. More...
Sqore to focus on product, as new CEO takes reigns
By Viggo Stacey. Sweden-based student recruitment specialist Sqore has announced it will focus on becoming a ‘product company’, as its former CMO steps into the role of CEO. More...
Brazilian agency closure puts hundreds of students’ travel plans in limbo
By Viggo Stacey. A Brazilian agency specialising in travel to Ireland announced it would close earlier this week citing financial difficulties, meaning that many of its customers will not travel despite having already paid. More...
2U acquires Trilogy Education for $750m
By Viggo Stacey. US edtech firm 2U has acquired Trilogy Education Services for $750m. It’s digital skills training offer will “complement” 2U’s existing portfolio, according to the companies. More...
In Defense of English Majors (and Every Other Kind)
Improving How Business Is Taught
By Lilah Burke. Ithaka S+R, a research and consulting service, released a report yesterday detailing undergraduate teaching practices in business. Business is the most popular undergraduate major in the United States. The report is the result of qualitative data collection by teams at 14 college libraries, totaling 158 anonymized interviews. More...
Hillsdale and Missouri Settle Battle Over Bequest
By Rick Seltzer. Hillsdale College has settled a lawsuit against the University of Missouri over the terms of a bequest to the university’s endowment. More...
Private Colleges Battle Disconnects
By Rick Seltzer. Private presidents gather to mull the gaps between the challenges they face, the opportunities they see, a hostile public narrative and what they see as a very different reality. More...
Ratings Agencies Post Mixed Outlooks for Higher Education
By Rick Seltzer. Two ratings agencies offered differing opinions Tuesday on the future of the U.S. higher education sector. More...
Group Forms to Fight Marlboro Absorption
By Rick Seltzer. About a month after Emerson College announced plans to absorb Marlboro College, a group is coming forward with an alternative effort that it says would keep Marlboro open and independent. More...