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A SXSW Playlist for Higher Education

Mar 15, 2016
SXSW turns 30 years young this year. What started out as a small, Austin-weird music festival has grown into a mainstream cultural force that celebrates film, interactive software, the environment, and...
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Credly Raises $2.5 Million to Expand Digital Credentials

Mar 15, 2016
Digital credential platform Credly earned a badge of its own. Today the New York-based company said it has raised a $2.5 million seed financing round from a diverse group of investors including University Ventures, New Markets Venture Partners, Lumina Foundation Venture Fund, City & Guild Group, and Lion Brothers Company.
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CREDLY RAISES SEED FINANCING TO BUILD ON ITS LEADERSHIP IN DIGITAL CREDENTIALS

Mar 15, 2016
/EINPresswire.com/ -- NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - March 15, 2016) - Credly today announced the closing of a $2.5 million seed financing round led by University Ventures and New Markets Venture Partners with participation from Lumina Foundation Venture Fund...
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Calling Young Coders: Revature Raises $20M+ Series A to Prepare Students for...

Mar 12, 2016
REVATURE, a Reston, VA-based company that provides learners with coding and software development skills and connects them to employers, has closed a Series A round led by University Ventures and Eden Capital, with USA Funds also chipping in. Exact total was not disclosed in the...
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Portfolium CEO Speaks at SXSW EDU, Announces SF State Partnership

Mar 11, 2016
Portfolium's growth and momentum continue as founder & CEO Adam Markowitz speaks on the collision between learning and recruiting at SXSW EDU, while the company also announces a new partnership that puts ePortfolios in the hands of 33,000 SF State students.
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What Would Higher Education Look Like With President Trump?

Mar 11, 2016
After his win in Nevada, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said, "I love the poorly educated." The video became one of many featuring Trump that has gone viral.
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Why Coding Schools are So Popular in the DC Area

Mar 11, 2016
Earlier this week, Reston, Va.-based Revature, a blended staffing agency and computer science training service, raised an undisclosed Series A round of investment led by University Ventures and Eden Capital. Just one week prior, Silicon Valley coding school Coding Dojo announced it would be expanding...
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The digital evolution of teaching at Yale

Mar 9, 2016
I was an undergraduate at Yale during simpler technological times. The iPhone didn't exist; indeed, a few classmates arrived on campus in the fall of 2002 insisting they didn't need cell phones at all. Laptops were growing ubiquitous, but it was rare for students to take notes on them. Course readings were...
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University Ventures, Eden Capital and USA Funds Team Up to Back Revature

Mar 7, 2016
Today Revature announced its first external investment through a Series A round led by University Ventures and Eden Capital, with participation from USA Funds. An IT training and staffing firm focused on high-demand coding and software development professionals, Revature blends accelerated learning with labor market intelligence to provide job seekers with the skills and competencies required to succeed in the workforce.
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Donald Trump and the Value of College

Mar 7, 2016
The candidate's support comes disproportionately from those without bachelor's degrees -- but that may say more about the failure than the success of our higher education system, writes Ryan Craig.
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