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OCTOBER 2019 – NEWSLETTER #27 | More breaking news at IBL News | New! Noticias en Español
Courses at Scale
• Over 3,000 Starbucks Employees Have Earned their Bachelor’s Degree through ASU Online
• Microsoft Launches a Series of 44 Short Videos to Learn Python on YouTube
• 99% of MIT Undergrads Have Taken an MITx Class – Impressive Numbers After Two Decades
Higher Ed
• The 10 IT Issues Higher Ed Leaders Are Focusing on, According to Educause
• MIT’s Provost Will Impulse the Open Sharing of Data, Software, and Educational Materials
• The Power of Data and Analytics Can Save Higher Education, Says Educause, AIR and NACUBO
• A Research Group Identifies Over 700K Unique Credentials in the United States
Initiatives
• Automattic, the Company Behind WordPress, Valued at $3 Billion After Its Last Funding
• 2U Announces a Deal with RIT to Deliver an Online Master’s Degree in Architecture
• AWS Expands its Partnerships with Institutions to Offer Degree Programs in Cloud Computing
• The Hamilton Education Program Online Will Expand to All Schools
• Google and CompTIA Create a Dual Credential for Learners Seeking for Entry-Level Jobs in IT
• Google Expands Its IT Support Certificate Program to 100 Community Colleges
Epstein’s Scandal
• MIT to Examine Engagement Practices with Gifts and Grants After Epstein’s Donations
• Students at MIT Extend their Protest to Koch and Demand More Resignations
• University of Southern California (USC) Rejected Any Donation from Epstein
• A Professor Denounces the Silence of the Scientific Community on Epstein
• Troubled MIT Media Lab Ousts a Longtime Scientist for Sexual Harassment
• MIT Students Vocalize their Concerns and Demand Prof. Seth Lloyd Resignation
• MIT President Will Engage Students on the Issue of Epstein’s Donations and Ties to the Institute
2019 Upcoming Events
• Education Calendar – OCTOBER | NOVEMBER | DECEMBER | JAN – JUNE 2020
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