Portfolium, a Web-based social network for students preparing to start their careers, said it has closed on $1.2 million in new venture funding, bringing its total funding to $2.1 million since 2013, when the San Diego-based startup was founded. The investors are New York's University Ventures, an investment firm focused exclusively on global higher...
Portfolium has raised a total of $2.1M to help employers make better matches between entry-level candidates and jobs on the basis of students' digital portfolios vs. their sparse, limited resumes. While LinkedIn has only gained traction with 13% of millennials, Portfolium has partnered directly with leading universities to drive impressive adoption by undergrads and recent grads.
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A scathing petition from the New York attorney general has provided a remarkable behind-the-scenes look at the financial management of a prestigious university - information normally shielded from the public eye. The report faults the former leaders of Cooper Union, which was one of America's only universities that did not charge tuition fees, for a cascade of poor financial decisions, conflicts of interest, and mismanagement that plunged the school into financial...
Despite Silicon Valley billionaires' remarkable track record of innovation, it appears they have decided to throw in the towel on higher education. Each year, many donate millions to old-line American colleges and universities that, together, graduate the same number of engineers as we did 25 years ago.
Portfolium, the ePortfolio and Career Readiness Network, announced today that it has renewed its contract with the University of California, Office of the President (UCOP), following a successful 12-month initial deployment. This agreement supports career success for 250,000 students and more than 2 million living alumni of the University of California System.
