Content written by Lindsay McKenzie and published by Inside Higher Ed. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: After online program management company 2U talked openly about its challenges, the company’s stock plummeted. Analysts say the company, and others like it, are down but not out. Click Here to Read More Via Original Source … [Read more...]
Leading Without an OPM in the Age of ‘Bigger Is Better’
Content written by Evangeline J. Tsibris Cummings and Vincent J. Del Casino Jr. and published by Inside Higher Education. MBA News Digest Comment: Is your career placement office doing anything to help? Extracted Content: Online learning, and its role in higher education sustainability, is increasingly the topic of conversation. Resting at the heart of this conversation is the question of … [Read more...]
Suffolk University Partners with Keypath Education to Optimize and Expand its Online M.B.A. Program
Content written and published by Suffolk University and Keypath via a Press Release. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Suffolk University, a nationally-ranked university located in Boston has announced a partnership with Keypath Education to advance its already-distinguished online graduate-level business programming. Now, in partnership with Keypath, Suffolk University and … [Read more...]
5 Things Universities Want From OPM Providers
Content written by Joshua Kim and published by Inside Higher Ed. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: What do universities want from online program management providers? I have no idea. Ask me what I want in a potential OPM partner, and I’ll talk your ear off. But search for any research on how universities evaluate the decision to partner with a for-profit company to … [Read more...]
The Private Side of Public Higher Education
Content written by Margaret Mattes, Contributor and published by The Century Foundation. MBA News Digest Comment: This is the report referenced in yesterday's article, "Warnings on a Different Kind of For-Profit." This article is important for anyone involved in starting a new online program or is negotiating/renegotiating a contract with a vendor that is or will be involved in the online … [Read more...]