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SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 2020 – NEWSLETTER #37 | Breaking news at IBL News | Noticias en Español
Conferences
• SXSW EDU Announces that Its 2021 Conference Will Continue to Be Virtual
• 2020 LWMOOCs Conference: How MOOCs Are Reshaping the 4th Industrial Revolution
Universities
• The University of Arizona Will Provide WeWork Spaces to International Students
• ASU Announces a Major Research Laboratory on Environmental Sustainability
• Laureate Sells Walden University to Adtalem for $1.48 Billion in Cash
COVID-19 and Universities
• 70% of College Students Are Falling Behind on Their Studies Due to COVID-19
• California State University’s Campuses Will Continue Virtually During the Spring Semester of 2021
• The University of Illinois Had a Comprehensive Anti-Virus Plan, but Students Partied On
• SUNY Oneonta Closed After Many Students Were Infected at Large Parties
• President Trump Pushes Universities to Reopen Despite a Spike of Virus Infections
• More Colleges Expected to Follow UNC’s Switch to Remote Learning Amid a Surge of COVID Cases
Rankings
• U.S. News & World Report 2021 Colleges Rankings: No Changes Despite Tweaks
• Eleven Public Universities Featured in the Top 20, According to the ‘Washington Monthly” Alternative Ranking
Industry
• The LMS Market Will Grow From $13.4 Billion in 2020 to $25.7 Billion by 2025
• Pearson Ends Its Search for a New CEO by Naming an Ex-Walt Disney Executive for the Role
• Facebook Returns to Its Roots by Launching a Campus-Only Social Network
Venture Capital
• ETS Announces Its Investment Arm to Acquire EdTech Companies and Expands Its Offering to Clients
• Lockdown effect: Indian Start-Up Byju Company Valued at $10.8 after Raising $21 Billion
• Online Learning Boom in India: Start-Ups Raising Huge Amounts of Capital
View
• Analysis: UX / UI Will Determine the Success or Failure of Your Next Web Project
2020 Events
• Education Calendar – SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | Conferences in Latin America & Spain
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