By Beckie Smith. The UK must not close its doors on international talent, a group of top business and academic leaders from across the country have urged in a letter published in the Financial Times. More...
Piazza Makes Three Significant Changes To Deal With Privacy Issues
Syracuse University Sues Its Own Law Firm
By Rick Seltzer. The university filed suit against local law firm Bond, Schoeneck & King, charging legal malpractice over the way lawyers represented the university in a contract with a developer to build a $20 million fitness center and bookstore. A key clause was not included in legal documents, reported The Post-Standard. Read more...
Apollo Sale Approved, With Conditions
By Ashley A. Smith. After months of review, the U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday approved the proposed $1.14 billion sale of Apollo Education Group, which owns the University of Phoenix, to a group of three private equity firms. Read more...
Pearson Releases Design Principles
By Carl Straumsheim. Pearson on Tuesday released a list of 45 learning design principles under a Creative Commons license, giving away access to previously proprietary information about how the education company designs its products. Read more...
Moody's Sees Stable Outlook for Higher Ed in 2017
By Rick Seltzer. The outlook for nonprofit U.S. higher education continues to be stable heading into 2017, but issues lurk that could drag on the sector in the future, Moody’s Investors Service said Tuesday. Read more...
What is Udemy And How Can I Use It For Business?
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Type “Online marketing courses” in a browser, and you will get 29+ million results with every option imaginable. And one of the search results undoubtedly will be Udemy, an online learning platform. More...
Today’s class projects become tomorrow’s businesses
Business schools are responding to the growing demand, especially from millennials, for training in entrepreneurship, creating not only new courses but also an environment for innovation and collaboration. Read more...
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UK: Bridgepoint acquires Inspiring Learning
By Sara Custer. Bridgepoint Development Capital, investors in Cambridge Education Group and Infinitas Learning, has acquired Inspiring Learning, the parent company to Kingswood, a UK-headquartered provider of residential activity centres. More...