Achieving Success Without an OPM

Over the years, I have consulted with dozens of institutions who, in understanding the market dynamics of our time, began the process of expanding their online offerings. The key challenge for many schools has been not just a lack of bandwidth, but also not having the in-house expertise needed to create, manage, market for, recruit,…

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Brown v. Board of Education Revisited 70 Years Later

A blockbuster panel kicked off “Establishing a National Agenda for Meeting the Promise of Brown v. Board: 70 Years Later,” a three-day conference that featured a number of prominent educators.  The convening, which is taking place in Washington, D.C. this week to mark the 70th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that outlawed segregation…

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Lawmakers Reach Landmark Agreement On Bipartisan, Bicameral Comprehensive Privacy Legislation – Privacy Protection

Key Points On Sunday, April 7, Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) struck a deal on a comprehensive federal bill, the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA), marking the first such proposal to gain bipartisan, bicameral support with the backing of Chair…

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Foundation Awards $116M Grant to LaGuardia Community College

The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation has awarded a grant of $116.2 million to LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, Queens, to create the Cohen Career Collective, a state-of-the-art workforce training center. The 160,000 square-foot facility will ensure economic mobility for New Yorkers while providing skilled workers for local employers. Kenneth Adams“We are profoundly…

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