March 2024 - News, News, and more News! - Printable Version +- Online Degrees and CLEP and DSST Exam Prep Discussion (https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb) +-- Forum: Main Category (https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Forum-Main-Category) +--- Forum: General Education-Related Discussion (https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Forum-General-Education-Related-Discussion) +--- Thread: March 2024 - News, News, and more News! (/Thread-March-2024-News-News-and-more-News) |
March 2024 - News, News, and more News! - bjcheung77 - 03-16-2024 Record number of Indian students at US institutions... Link: At US universities, record numbers of Indian students seek brighter prospects — and overseas jobs (yahoo.com) Scholastic investing in 9 Story Media... Link: Scholastic to Invest in 9 Story Media Group, Significantly Expanding Opportunities for Production and Global Licensing of Scholastic IP (newswire.ca) Wow, Accenture is looking into acquire Udacity! Amazing eh? Link: Accenture to acquire Udacity to build a learning platform focused on AI | TechCrunch UWorld Acquires Aspen Publishing... Link: UWorld Acquires Aspen Publishing to Deliver Extensive Legal Learning Resources This might be on a pay firewall, I was able to read it as it was my 4th of 5 articles daily. Link: Fontbonne University to close in 2025 (insidehighered.com) March 2024 - News, News, and more News! - NotJoeBiden - 03-16-2024 You are clearly someone who clearly follows online education closely. Can you interpret what these changes might mean for a layman like myself? RE: March 2024 - News, News, and more News! - bjcheung77 - 04-03-2024 StraighterLine Acquires ProSolutions Training Wow, seems like StraighterLine is acquiring and growing their customer base more rapidly than I thought... Link: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/leading-providers-early-childhood-education-040100368.html Bluffton U to merge with University of Findlay Link: https://www.highereddive.com/news/bluffton-u-merger-university-of-findlay-ohio-christian-private-colleges/711054/ Cornerstone & Spatial Learning Acquisition Link: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240319649738/en/Cornerstone-Becomes-End-to-End-Learning-Content-Solution-with-Spatial-Learning-Acquisition Making College Mergers Easier in New York Interesting, shouldn't they focus on college mergers in the state first before venturing outside the state? Example, two or more in-state colleges about the same size are struggling, merge them both and try to streamline their systems. Link: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/state-policy/2024/03/26/making-college-mergers-easier-new-york RE: March 2024 - News, News, and more News! - edugoabroad - 04-10-2024 @bjcheung77 Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this topic. I appreciate your perspective and the insights you've provided. RE: March 2024 - News, News, and more News! - LevelUP - 04-10-2024 (03-16-2024, 02:22 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote: This might be on a pay firewall, I was able to read it as it was my 4th of 5 articles daily. Clear your cookies, and you can read 5 more. RE: March 2024 - News, News, and more News! - bjcheung77 - 04-16-2024 Keystone Partners Announces Acquisition of The Center for Executive Coaching (CEC) Link: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/keystone-partners-announces-acquisition-of-the-center-for-executive-coaching-cec-302110462.html Skillshare® Acquires Creator Tooling Start-Up Superpeer to Expand its Suite of Products for Creatives Link: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/skillshare-acquires-creator-tooling-start-up-superpeer-to-expand-its-suite-of-products-for-creatives-302088169.html FRA acquires London College of Beauty Therapy Link: https://www.fashionretailacademy.ac.uk/news/fra-acquires-london-college-of-beauty-therapy Leading early educator acquires Gold Coast-based centre Link: https://newshub.medianet.com.au/2024/03/leading-early-educator-acquires-gold-coast-based-centre/40567/ International students considering markets beyond the Big 4 Link: https://www.applyboard.com/applyinsights-article/student-survey-spring-2024 Minister confirms Canada’s final cap allotments for provinces and territories Link: https://thepienews.com/news/2024-to-2025-allocations/ RE: March 2024 - News, News, and more News! - bjcheung77 - 09-04-2024 Bumping this thread! Blue Owl-Led Private Debt Group Takes Ownership of Pluralsight Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/company-news/2024/08/22/blue-owl-led-private-debt-group-takes-ownership-of-pluralsight/ California College of the Arts announces possible layoffs Link: https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/sf-cca-art-college-19717095.php Keystone College Plans to Merge With Fledgling Think Tank Link: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2024/08/19/keystone-college-plans-merge-fledgling-think-tank Peirce College to Merge with Lackawanna College Yes, it's the same Pierce College we have a WIKI page on, they've got programs that allow up to a max of 102 transfer credits. Some of these are actually interesting Bachelors that aren't as common. https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Peirce_College Link: https://www.lackawanna.edu/peirce-college-to-merge-with-lackawanna-college/ |