TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The rise of “Zoom University” was only possible because edtech wasn’t ready to address the biggest opportunity of the past year: remote learning at scale. It signals a shift from startups playing in the supplemental education space and searching to win a spot in the largest chunk of a students day: the classroom.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Engaged student and alum supporter: My daughter gets very excited when she hears talk about the university she attended. That’s because her school did a great job of engaging her while she was still a student. The university kept her engaged as life changed. She was able to engage with prospects and recent alums.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Texas A&M University has brought AR/VR production into its celebrated Visualization program , letting students learn to build state-of-the-art virtual productions before they leave college. The businesses in Fast Company s Most Innovative Companies in AR/VR reflect that trend.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

This year, the most innovative companies in the education sector are tackling a dizzying array of challenges facing students and schools alikenot to mention parents. As a teletherapy platform, Parallel Learning enables schools and special education providers to counsel students and track their progress.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Each year, millions of students in India rush to get an admission in universities abroad. Scores of legacy and newfound firms are attempting to offer counselling to these students. Crimson Education, a platform to help students get into top universities, nabs $5M at a $245M valuation. valuation with fresh funding.

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Cloud 4 Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Founded in 1898, Dallas Baptist University (DBU) offers a variety of educational opportunities for individuals of all ages and academic backgrounds. According to Schubert, the school has used the same Student Information System (SIS) for over 20 years to meet recruitment and admissions needs.

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The Verge

APRIL 30, 2021

The University of Minnesota’s path to banishment was long, turbulent, and full of emotion On the evening of April 6th, a student emailed a patch to a list of developers. Fifteen days later, the University of Minnesota was banned from contributing to the Linux kernel. “I How did one email lead to a university-wide ban?

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Tableau

JULY 19, 2021

It’s one of our guiding principles at Tableau and why we support students and instructors around the globe through Tableau Academic Programs. As data has become more accessible and recognized for its value, however, those conversations have shifted. Now I hear, “What can we do to make Tableau easier for all students to learn?”

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2011

My latest post is up on the Stanford Social Innovation Review – you can read it and join the conversation at SSIR or read the repost below. —– I’ve been thinking about slacktivism a lot lately. That said, we need to make sure we remember that online connections are about more than just getting information.

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 27, 2022

With Salesforce and Cloud for Good, Indiana University Advancement is: Enabling donors and alumni to complete giving transactions in under 30 seconds. Indiana University Advancement (IUA) has partnered with Cloud for Good to completely overhaul its online giving experience utilizing Salesforce technology.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to travel to Saudi Arabia to teach a course at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology as part of the Winter Enrichment Program. Haven’t We Had This Conversation Before? Limitations Often Encourage Innovation.

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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 23, 2021

Because of this, they lack a true 360-view of their students, alumni, faculty, staff, and where an individual might be in the campus’s lifecycle. Prospective students have plenty of options when it comes to where to pursue their education. Sometimes, prospective students just need a little nudge to complete their applications.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 26, 2011

When I can find the time, I jump at the opportunity to visit universities. The universities I visit tend to be full of students and faculty committed to doing important and innovative work. Caltech faculty and students are especially focused on sustainability. My recent visit to Caltech was no exception.

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sgEngage

MAY 17, 2021

A: We saw urgency around three key areas in 2020: 1) work related to the pandemic—research, support of healthcare training, and delivery 2) direct support of students in need as a result of the pandemic, and 3) support for activities that involve direct service delivery to communities. compared to the previous year.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2021

Increase Collaboration and Engagement for Students, Faculty, and Staff. Arizona State University (ASU), for instance, needed an easier way for its students, faculty, and staff to communicate, share lesson plans, and gather feedback. Another example is Melbourne-based RMIT University.

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TechCrunch

JULY 28, 2021

In Bangladesh, students often rely on after school learning centers for study help or test preparation, but many of the best ones are concentrated in major cities. Founded in April 2019, Shikho is focused on grades 9, 10, 11 and 12, with plans to introduce content for grades 6 up to university level and continuous education.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Below, I’ve shared my keynote remarks and slides and I hope you’ll share your ideas and further the conversation in the comments. I have heard before: I’m a university library, so I can’t learn from or build on the work from the community library because it is just so different here.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

“The models are not failing,” says Maria De-Arteaga, an assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business. “With AI, we’re having that same conversation often with writing as the example.” ” Lee sees parallels to how society adapted to previous technologies.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc. JG: Yes, and those are obviously delicate conversations because the people can still be valuable to the organization. Hello and welcome to Modern CEO ! and Fast Company.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

At womens colleges such as Smith and Vassar, students organized baseball teams as early as 1866. Callie Maddox is an associate professor of sport leadership and management at Miami University. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. It wasnt always this way. since at least the 1860s.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Between August 23rd and 24th, Ian Linkletter, a learning technology specialist at the University of British Columbia (UBC), made a series of tweets criticizing a software that his school uses. The software was called Proctorio, an online test-proctoring tool that monitors students for suspicious behavior while they take virtual exams.

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DataRobot

MAY 26, 2021

Universities, like other businesses, need to do the same to best serve their students and protect their bottom line. In a marketing use case, the university can build a model to predict whether a prospective student will apply. This can increase the marketing conversion rate and make the university more cost-effective.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

Having better tools to teach remotely are critical for situations when the physical experience has to be shut down, but even when things are “back to normal”, better tech can still enhance what educators and students can do, and to whom teaching can be delivered. “Now everyone is much more focused on multi-modality.”

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 27, 2008

ATIA is one of the biggest assistive technology conferences of the year and we had many exciting conversations about Bookshare.org for Education (B4E, our $32 million five year project to deliver accessible books to every student with a print disability in the U.S.).

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Here’s how the experts that host Baratunde Thurston spoke to on this week’s episode are leading the conversation. California State University, East Bay Supports Students Through the Pandemic. In her role as program assistant for student support services, Darice Ingram uniquely understands the challenges students face.

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Cloud 4 Good

MAY 27, 2021

Cloud for Good provides Salesforce implementation services for institutions looking to modernize their platform to meet the ever-changing needs of students, staff, and faculty. This will provide prospective students with a consistent, data-backed experience no matter who they speak to on the recruitment & admissions team.

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sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

The ongoing conversation about student debt and the value of a college credential exacerbates the issue for higher education institutions. do not feel their education was worth the cost, colleges and universities have to work harder and smarter to recruit, enroll, and retain students.

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Achieve

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Looking to make some extra cash in college, I joined a small but relentless army of student workers calling alumni and asking them to donate to the university. If you’ve graduated from a four-year university in the past century, chances are you’ve received a call like this. Mostly, I enjoyed talking with older alumni.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2014

The MOOC , is a Stanford University-sponsored FREE online course intended to teach givers of all ages, backgrounds, incomes and experiences to give more effectively. Participants will do a real-time grantmaking process during which up to $100,000 of Learning By Giving Foundation capital will be allocated to student-selected nonprofits.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The problem, as he and Koller saw it, was that the format didn’t do a good enough job of connecting with individual students, checking in with them to make sure they were paying attention, understanding, and actually interested in what was being taught. gallery ids="2060568,2060569,2060570"].

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Chuck is the president of Naropa University , but we first met when he was leading the Greyston Foundation, a pioneering social enterprise known for originally making brownies for Ben ‘n Jerry’s ice cream while employing formerly incarcerated individuals as the primary workforce.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 24, 2021

The number of low-income students attending college is increasing: According to a 2016 report from the Pew Research Center , the total share of undergraduate college students who come from low-income families increased from 12% in 1996 to 20% in 2016. More posts by this contributor. 10 Men Making Waves For Women In Tech. Are adaptable.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 2, 2024

Catherine University at the same time Heather was starting out in annual giving at my alma mater, College of Saint Benedict. That means we get them on campus and introduce them to students. See how University of Maryland coaches next-gen fundraising leaders. All three vice presidents followed different routes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 22, 2014

The grad students in my class will be doing an internship as part of their field work, being placed in international organizations in the US and around the world. Students Discussing Their Assessments of Host Organizations. The student should ask to set up a regular meeting time. Observe the dress code.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2010

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Here are some of the most interesting things I’ve found recently (as of May 17th).

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Inspiring stories from institutions like USC Annenberg and the Queensland University of Technology regaled how Salesforce has helped transform operations. Education announcements tied around the theme of wowing students for lifelong success introduced a number of key new features and enhancements poised to revolutionize the industry.

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2022

But one conversation with a customer changed the way he viewed his product and, ultimately, his company and the type of customers it now serves. The university was looking to pair a battery with solar panels on the building’s roof. During one of the conversations, they brought up carbon. Shi recalls them asking.

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