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JANUARY—FEBRUARY 2021 – NEWSLETTER #40 | Breaking news at IBL News | Noticias en Español
Higher Ed in the Pandemic
• The Pandemic Caused a Huge Financial Hit to Public Research Universities
• MIT Will Vaccinate 50,000 Members of its Community
• Higher Ed Institutions Function Only at 75% Capacity. This Gap Costs $50 Billion
• The Pandemic Accelerates the OPM Business: Universities Pay $4 Billion a Year
• The College Board Discontinues SAT Subject Tests and the optional SAT Essay
Federal Government
• The Biden Administration Extends the Pause on Student Loan Payments for Eight Months
• The Biden Administration Issues Guidance for Colleges on the COVID Pandemic
• Senator Warren Says that Betsy DeVos Resigned to Dodge the 25th Amendment
• Betsy DeVos Resigns as Education Secretary Because of “the Impact of Trump’s Rhetoric”
Trump
• Harvard Students Request to Revoke Graduate Diplomas from Prominent Trump Supporters
• Twitter Permanently Suspends President Trump’s Account
• ProPublica Releases an Unfiltered Collection of Parler’s Videos on the Riot at the Capitol
• University Political Professors and Scientists Demand the Immediate Removal of President Trump
Social Media
• The Alternative to WhatsApp, Telegram Surpasses 500 Million Users
• Parler May Never Get Back Online: Vendors Don’t Want Any Business with the App
• Private Messaging Signal Becomes the #1 App on Apple’s and Google’s Stores
• Parler Social App Sues AWS-Amazon For Suspending Its Cloud Hosting Service
• Apple, Google, and AWS Kick Parler Off—the Social Media App Used by Trump’s Supporters
Trends
• Varsity Tutors Will Become a Public Company—Valued at $1.7 Billion
• Over Two Billion Children and Young People Lose Out on Education Due to No Internet Access
• How to Equip Managers to Lead Remote Teams and Reap Productivity Gains
• 2020 Year Review: Top News Stories on Online Learning
2021 Events
• Education Calendar – FEB — MARCH — APRIL — MAY — JUNE — JULY-DECEMBER | Conferences in Latin America & Spain
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