Fayetteville State University’s $10,000 (or $10K) Degree Pathway—unveiled by Chancellor James A. Anderson in August 2018—launches a new chapter in this North Carolina public HBCU’s expansion of its mission through online education. More...
MyKlovr signs contract with Benefitfocus
MyKlovr has signed a contract with Benefitfocus (BNFT) to offer the first-ever virtual college counseling platform powered by artificial intelligence through Benefitfocus BenefitsPlace®, a platform which unifies the entire U.S. benefits industry on a single technology to support consumer health, wellness and lifestyle. More...
Why do so few university graduates start their own businesses?
Entrepreneurship education in universities could be deterring young graduates from starting up companies. More...
Unmet Financial Need Is Rising
By Paul Fain. Unmet financial need, meaning the gap between the cost of college and all student resources that do not need to be repaid, grew by 23 percent between 2012 and 2016, according to an analysis of federal data that the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) released today. More...
Extended Negative Credit Outlook for Higher Education
By Paul Fain. Higher education has received a negative financial outlook from Moody's, the credit ratings agency, for a second consecutive year. An expectation of continued low net tuition revenue, Moody's said, is the primary driving force behind a prediction that 4 percent growth in overall operating expenses for the sector will outpace projected revenue growth of 3.7 percent. More...
University of London to Recognize Google's IT Certificate for Credit
By Doug Lederman. The University of London will award credit for its bachelor's in computer science to learners who take Google's IT Support Professional Certificate through the Coursera platform, the university and the companies announced today. More...
St. Joseph of Vermont Again on the Verge
By Scott Jaschik. In the spring, the College of St. Joseph, in Vermont, announced that it might not have enough money to stay open, and then quickly announced that it would stay open. More...
Newbury College Will Close
By Scott Jaschik. Newbury College, in Massachusetts, announced today that it will shut down at the end of the spring 2019 semester. More...
Businesses say students aren’t mastering basic workplace skills. Are they right?
Techno-News Blog. This year, after a two-year survey of 1,100 employers in the state, the Georgia Department of Labor concluded that 85 percent of the businesses surveyed were deeply concerned with workers’ poor soft skills and work ethic. More...
3 Online course websites to learn more about Social Media Marketing
Techno-News Blog. In this day and age, the behavior of an average consumer who shops online is affected by their social media interactions more than anything else. They learn about new brands and change opinions about the ones they already know based on how they feel about these brands on platforms like Facebook and Twitter. More...