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.

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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.

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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.

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Ray Schroeder

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.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

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.

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Ray Schroeder

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.

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Hanover Research

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

has partnered with Hanover Research on a new survey of IT leaders that shows companies are investing in mobile technology solutions to get the nimbleness and efficiency they need to succeed as disruption continues and the economic outlook appears recessionary.

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Ray Schroeder

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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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Ray Schroeder

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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Paradigm IQ

JANUARY 24, 2023

How Cultural Diversity Training Can Help Global Companies Be More Inclusive As our professional worlds are more globalized and diverse, it's essential to understand and respect the cultural differences across employees, customers, and clients. In order to build truly inclusive organizations, it’s critical to explore the importance of cultu.

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Ray Schroeder

MARCH 5, 2023

Several major higher education companies are publicly traded, which means they’re required to provide regular disclosures about their strategies and performance. When they do so, they also offer a glimpse at where the higher education sector is headed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 21, 2024

“As the student starts to build up these experiences, where they have two, four, ten different companies that they worked with over their education pathway,” said Dave Savory, co-founder and vice president of experiential learning at Riipen.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 17, 2023

How a Company Can Reduce Brand Hate: Academic Minute Doug Lederman Thu, 05/18/2023 - 12:00 AM

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Ray Schroeder

JULY 28, 2023

What would you do if you had a copy of yourself? A digital doppelgänger, identical to you in every way, in an accurate digital rendering of your home, workplace, neighborhood, or city? Even better: What if the digital version of you—your digital twin—was impervious to injury, pain, or embarrassment? The mind boggles at the possibilities.

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Hanover Research

MARCH 29, 2023

Results of a new survey by Interplay Learning and Hanover Research indicate decision-makers in those industries are looking for effective, scalable solutions to help their companies grow.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

The nonprofit Partnership With Native Americans , or PWNA, recently announced that the consumer financial services company, Synchrony , has awarded $100,000 to support Indigenous education. In 2022, the company began supporting Native education and, in 2023, significantly increased its support. We're proud to support PWNA."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Diaz-Claisse says that, by HISPA becoming a stand-alone organization, it has been able to partner with the Hispanic resource groups of many companies. These role models come from companies and businesses local to the schools. Volunteers are university representatives and employees from partner companies.

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Dr. Josie Ahlquist

APRIL 24, 2024

As more higher education professionals pivot from traditional campus roles to join EdTech companies, consulting firms, and marketing agencies, or even to launch their own ventures in coaching, speaking and consulting, the landscape of influence in the industry is clearly shifting.

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Campus Groups

AUGUST 30, 2022

LAUREN: My role is usually described as the foundation or front-line of the company, which I completely agree with. Luckily as our company grows, our team is also expanding, which means faster returns for all our new and returning Campus Partners! Providing a solution is great but providing a quick solution is even better.

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Ray Schroeder

JANUARY 5, 2024

Innovation and disruption are building a new world, but what if they disrupt your career? Technology—especially AI—is causing some roles to become irrelevant. And even workers in the most stable industries could experience consequences of economic downturns or just poor leadership.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2023

Ron DeSantis The educational testing company announced this decision in a letter last Thursday. The College Board will not be altering its Advanced Placement (AP) classes to accommodate new demands from Florida, The Hill reported. Earlier this year, Florida Gov.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 30, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation Kelly Heuer and I have been collaborating in the context of my college’s portfolio of online programs on the edX platform. In our work together, I’ve been impressed with Kelly’s understanding of academic culture paired with her deep expertise in learning science.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JULY 11, 2022

According to the Government Accountability Office (as reported in the Wall Street Journal ), 550 colleges and universities are partnering with for-profit companies to design courses, recruit students, and manage instruction. Now, the universities are outsourcing their core mission: teaching students. Why don't the professors do those things?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Today on the Academic Minute: Insiya Hussain, assistant professor of management at the University of Texas at Austin, explores how altruism and money can cause tension in workplace hiring.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2023

The hackers may be the first to use an emergency alert system to pressure a victim, said Brett Callow, an analyst at cybersecurity company Emsisoft. The hacker group named in Bluefield’s case is one that primarily speaks Russian in underground forums, said Allan Liska, ransomware expert at cybersecurity company Recorded Future.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2024

While most employers in these industries are maintaining their hiring from one year to the next, there are many companies that will be hiring less, causing an overall decrease. In the business sector, finance, insurance, and real estate organizations are planning a 14.5% decrease in hiring this year as opposed to their 16.7%

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 25, 2024

ai, a publicly traded company focused on artificial intelligence (AI). The four-year public university announced Wednesday that it had received the multi-million dollar donation from alumnus Thomas Siebel, who now serves as the CEO of C3.ai,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 3, 2024

The fields, donated to Walsh University by the Hoover Company in 2004, will provide space for the teams to practice and compete. As such, Walsh designated the grass fields on the north side of the Klekotka Tennis Complex as the “pitch” for the new Rugby teams.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Mick Hamilton, vice president of operations at Icon Source, a digital sports marketing company, participated in two of the first NIL deals, one of which involved football player Antwan Owens of Jackson State University, an HBCU institution. Any student-athlete can set up an Icon Source profile, which companies can see and make offers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

Bunts served as the chief revenue officer at Bitwise Industries, a Fresno, California-based education technology company. Lamar Bunts Lamar Bunts has been appointed chief transformation officer at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The IAF’s lead sponsor this year is Learfield, a marketing company which has brokered deals between colleges and sports betting operators. Integrity, a company that tries to detect and prevent illegal sports betting activity, agreed and said that he saw no heightened risk. I would put—" He stopped himself before saying “money on it.”

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Ray Schroeder

MARCH 30, 2024

Although women leaders support a more inclusive company culture and work environment, they’re less likely to receive career development opportunities, such as mentorship, leadership training or key executive responsibilities, according to a March 6 report from DDI, a global leadership company.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2023

The 204 respondents who agreed to be listed in the report’s executive summary included groups such as Chevron, Dell Technologies, DICK’S Sporting Goods, Kellogg Company, PepsiCo, and Starbucks. The association asked employers – 334 organizations responded – about their recruitment and hiring practices and preferences.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 4, 2024

Oden was tapped to lead HSBC Bank’s wealth management, global private banking, and retail companies in the United States. Oden takes the new role with extensive experience in finance and a highly regarded reputation in the wealth management business, according to TMCF .

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