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Saturday, December 21, 2024

Tech Investor Cathie Wood Bets Big on Crypto

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Cathie Wood , once the largest shareholder in 2U with ARK Invest , is also a major crypto investor. Wood believes that Bitcoin could top $1...

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Scam Artist or Just Failed CEO?

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For eight years, this blog has been investigating greed and corruption in higher education at all levels, from predatory for-profit colleges...

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

More Layoffs at 2U, the Online Program Manager for Elite Universities

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2U, the parent company of edX, has announced more layoffs today. The layoffs were announced to staff and it's not known yet whethe...

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Workers at 2U expect more layoffs in 2024

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After successfully completing its recent bankruptcy proceedings , 2U workers expect another round of layoffs . 2U, with its subsidiary edX,...

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

2U Suspended from NASDAQ. Help for USC and UNC Student Loan Debtors.

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2U (TWOU), the online program manager for a number of elite and brand name schools has been suspended from the NASDAQ today for regulatory ...

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Saturday, August 3, 2024

Higher Education, Technology, and A Growing Social Anxiety

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The Era We Are In We are living in a neoliberal/libertarian era filled with technological change, emotional and behavioral change, and soci...

Thursday, July 25, 2024

2U Declares Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. Will Anyone Else Name All The Elite Universities That Were Complicit?

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2U declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy today and the company is now valued at less than $5M. That's a small shadow of the $5.4B perceived va...

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Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Ahead of the Learned Herd: Why the Higher Education Inquirer Grows During the Endless College Meltdown (Dahn Shaulis and Glen McGhee)

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The Higher Education Inquirer (HEI) continues to grow without financial support and without paying for advertising or SEO help. The reason i...

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Dahn Shaulis: The Higher Education Inquirer (HEI) is edited by Dahn Shaulis and Glen McGhee. Since 2016, HEI has been a trusted source about the US higher education industry. Advocating for transparency, accountability, and value, our content informs and empowers workers and consumers navigating the higher ed system. Guest authors include Bryan Alexander (Future Trends Forum), Ann Bowers (Debt Collective), James Michael Brodie (Black and Gold Project Foundation), Randall Collins (UPenn), Garrett Fitzgerald (College Recon), Erica Gallagher, Henry Giroux (McMaster University),Tarah Gramza (Sweet v Cardona), David Halperin (Republic Report), Bill Harrington (Croatan Institute), Phil Hill (On EdTech), Hank Kalet (Rutgers), Neil Kraus (UWRF), Wendy Lynne Lee (Bloomsburg University of PA), Annelise Orleck (Dartmouth), Robert Kelchen (University of Tennessee), Debbi Potts (whistleblower), Jack Metzger (Roosevelt University), Derek Newton (The Cheat Sheet), Gary Roth (Rutgers-Newark), Mark Salisbury (TuitionFit), Darren Slade (Global Center for Religious Research), Gary Stocker (College Viability), Harry Targ (Purdue), and Helena Worthen (Higher Ed Labor United).

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