OECD Finds Lower Unemployment Rate for College Grads During Recession
The global unemployment rate is almost three times higher for people without a college degree, according to the latest Education at Glance report from…
Warren Buffet Offers Free Course in Philanthropy
Billionaire Warren Buffet is offering to the public a free online course in philanthropy, the first ever massive open online course (MOOC) on the…
Coursera Receives $43 Million to Improve Platform
Coursera announced that it has received $43 million in funding from Learn Capital, Laureate Education Inc., GSV Capital and several other investors to…
Blackboard Offers Flexible Platform for Schools Who Want to Join the MOOC Movement
Blackboard Inc. announced that it will offer a new platform for schools that want to offer massive open online courses (MOOCs) without having to use…
Neebo Textbook Program Gives College Students Clear Picture of College Costs
Textbook rental company Neebo Inc. announced the start of BookSmart , a new program for students who want to have their textbooks and other required…
EdX Opens Its MOOC Platform to Developers for Further Expansion
The massive open online course (MOOC) platform edX announced on its blog that it is releasing its entire learning platform as open source, enabling…
In-State Tuition Freeze for New Hampshire Universities
The University System of New Hampshire’s (USNH) board of trustees voted to freeze the in-state tuition of university students for the next two years,…
Harvard Business School Gets $10 Million to Support MBA Program
Alumnus William F. Connell donated $10 million to Harvard Business School (HBS) to support curriculum innovation in the second year of the MBA program,…
CIO Females on the Decline, but Future Opportunities Strong
The number of female Chief Information Officers (CIOs) has declined from 26 percent in 2008 to 21 percent today, but this trend is unlikely to continue…
Recent MBA Grads Enjoy Improving Job Market
MBA students are experiencing an improving job market after graduation, with 75 percent of companies planning to hire recent MBA graduates in 2013,…