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Lindsay McKenzie wrote a new post, 2U partnership with Guild Education aims to bolster offerings for working adults, on the site SOE Student Leadership Council 1 day, 22 hours ago
Employees at companies such as Walmart, Chipotle and Lowe’s may soon have access to discounted online degrees through a new partnership between 2U Inc. and Guild Education, two companies that have previously f […]
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Lindsay McKenzie wrote a new post, Blind students learning remotely encounter accessibility barriers, on the site SOE Student Leadership Council 6 days, 3 hours ago
The shift to remote learning has been extremely challenging for blind students, with some still facing unresolved accessibility issues.
The National Federation of the Blind and other organizations have warned for […]
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Lindsay McKenzie wrote a new post, Did positive thinking boost college faculty's online teaching?, on the site SOE Student Leadership Council 1 week ago
With little time to prepare or plan, many instructors found last year’s COVID-19-induced transition to remote learning difficult. But some managed to weather the storm with a positive attitude and a willingness t […]
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Lindsay McKenzie wrote a new post, College Zoombombing incidents often incited by students, on the site SOE Student Leadership Council 1 week, 1 day ago
The Zoombombing trend, where digital disruptors join online meetings and spew hateful comments, play loud music and share lewd content, thankfully seems to have died down in recent months.
As staff, students and […]
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Lindsay McKenzie wrote a new post, New University of Maryland Global Campus president takes over as online universities are at a pivotal moment, on the site SOE Student Leadership Council 1 week, 3 days ago
Taking over one of the largest predominantly online and public institutions in the country in the middle of a pandemic would be a daunting prospect for many, but Gregory Fowler feels ready to make an impact as […]
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Lindsay McKenzie wrote a new post, Has the pandemic shown colleges and universities a way to avoid snow days?, on the site SOE Student Leadership Council 2 weeks, 6 days ago
In the fall, Assumption University in Worcester, Mass., reviewed its inclement weather policy and decided it would no longer cancel classes during heavy snow. Instead, all classes would be held remotely.
The […]
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Lindsay McKenzie wrote a new post, Unraveling SolarWinds hack's fallout for higher ed, on the site SOE Student Leadership Council 1 month, 2 weeks ago
The full scope of the massive SolarWinds hack is still unclear, but the attack is already being described by cybersecurity experts as a “cyber Pearl Harbor.”
For months hackers have been poking around com […]
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Lindsay McKenzie wrote a new post, University library leaders prepare for uncertain financial future amid pandemic, on the site SOE Student Leadership Council 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Few academic libraries were spared from spending cuts in the wake of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new survey results from Ithaka S+R, a higher education-focused research and advising […]
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Lindsay McKenzie wrote a new post, Newly launched degree programs struggle to produce graduates at scale, on the site SOE Student Leadership Council 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Almost half of all degree programs that first graduated students in 2012 or 2013 conferred fewer than five degrees in 2018, according to a new analysis of federal data conducted by labor market analytics company […]
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Lindsay McKenzie wrote a new post, Adding ethnic studies into college curricula has long been controversial, but is this moment different?, on the site SOE Student Leadership Council 4 months ago
For two and a half years, scholar and social activist Melina Abdullah traveled weekly from her home in Los Angeles to Sacramento — uncompensated trips that took a personal toll and kept her apart from her three […]
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Lindsay McKenzie wrote a new post, Ed-tech veterans launch Zoom challenger Engageli, on the site SOE Student Leadership Council 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Ed-tech innovators and investors haven't missed faculty members' widespread frustration with current videoconferencing tools' limitations — frustration that's only grown as the global pandemic […]
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Lindsay McKenzie wrote a new post, COVID-19 forces college libraries to quarantine textbooks, hitting low-income students, on the site SOE Student Leadership Council 4 months, 2 weeks ago
In the run-up to exams and midterms, the library at Roger Williams University is often busy with students trying to borrow textbooks and squeeze in some last-minute studying.
Access to these materials is always […]
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Lindsay McKenzie wrote a new post, Companies and instructors build technology to take remote instruction video tools to the next level, on the site SOE Student Leadership Council 4 months, 4 weeks ago
Few phrases capture the zeitgeist of higher education in 2020 better than “Zoom University.”
In the space of just a few months, thousands of students joke that they have transferred to Zoom U — some even opting […]
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Lindsay McKenzie wrote a new post, Strategic Education and Noodle Partners bet big on employer-assisted tuition programs, on the site SOE Student Leadership Council 5 months ago
An economic downturn in the middle of a pandemic may seem like an odd time to launch a platform encouraging employees to take advantage of workplace college tuition benefits. But Strategic Education Inc. and […]
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Lindsay McKenzie wrote a new post, Universities operating online K-12 schools report enrollment boost due to COVID-19, on the site SOE Student Leadership Council 5 months, 1 week ago
Interest in online K-12 schools is surging in response to the educational disruption prompted by COVID-19.
At K12, the nation’s largest online charter school operator, enrollment increased from 123,000 to 1 […]
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Lindsay McKenzie wrote a new post, Willamette University plans to acquire Pacific Northwest College of Art, on the site SOE Student Leadership Council 5 months, 1 week ago
Just three years ago, Willamette University, a private liberal arts college in Salem, Ore., announced plans to acquire the Claremont School of Theology. That process is still underway, with Claremont so far unable […]
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Lindsay McKenzie wrote a new post, Unpacking the University of Arizona’s deal with Ashford, on the site SOE Student Leadership Council 5 months, 1 week ago
Exactly how for-profit Ashford University will become the nonprofit University of Arizona Global Campus became a little clearer this month when the University of Arizona published its asset purchase and sale […]
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Lindsay McKenzie wrote a new post, Adtalem wagers on Walden University in hopes of building health-care education powerhouse, on the site SOE Student Leadership Council 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Adtalem Global Education's plans to acquire Walden University, announced Friday, are part of an orchestrated push to become a national leader in health-care education.
Laureate Education will sell Walden […]
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Lindsay McKenzie wrote a new post, What happens when college social media influencers get COVID-19?, on the site SOE Student Leadership Council 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Social media stars Brooklyn and Bailey McKnight shared an unusually serious message with their millions of fans on Instagram last month.
Rather than modeling new outfits, promoting their YouTube content or […]
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Lindsay McKenzie wrote a new post, College advertising during COVID-19 draws criticism, on the site SOE Student Leadership Council 6 months, 1 week ago
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