University of California faces unfair labor charge alleging free speech supression

Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Several University of California faculty groups have accused the system of violating their free speech rights, chilling academic instruction and retaliating against those who participated in pro-Palestinian protests or voiced pro-Palestinian viewpoints online. The Council…

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How to Execute an Incident Response Plan

The inevitable finally happened at Howard University on Sept. 3, 2021. Just two weeks into the fall semester, the Washington, D.C., institution was forced to suspend classes in the wake of a ransomware attack. The good news? The breach had been contained; networks were down, as was the Howard website, but the university’s IT department had the…

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all individual provider caps released

On Friday September 20, the Committee made public the individual indicative caps for all providers types. Until now, many private and VET providers had preferred to keep private their indicative numbers for 2025 under the government’s proposed National Planning Level. A download of the documents containing the indicative caps for VET providers can be found…

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UMGC sued over Coursera payments

Dive Brief: Advocacy group National Student Legal Defense Network sued the University of Maryland Global Campus on Tuesday over an “incentivized, enrollment-based” pay agreement with Coursera for marketing, curriculum development and other services on select degree programs.  Filed in Washington, D.C. Superior Court, the complaint alleges that UMGC violated the district’s consumer protection laws by…

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Michelle Avalena, CEO, EnglishScore

Introduce yourself in three words or phrases. Curious data-driven architect! What do you like most about your job? I love that we’re solving real-world challenges with technological breakthroughs that often feel almost unreal to our customers. When they see a demo of our product or organise testing with EnglishScore for the first time, there’s always…

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