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October 03, 2017
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Robots taking jobs? How higher ed can help students skill up for the jobs of the future
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In contrast to many recent headlines, a new study finds that many jobs today will still be in demand by 2030 and beyond. However, while jobs may remain, the skills needed for success are changing.

3 ways crowdfunding is reshaping the US edtech landscape
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Nowadays, crowdfunding is one of the more popular ways to raise money. A community of backers or ‘the crowd’ contribute small amounts to help fund the development of an idea or project. According to CrowdfundCampus, crowdfunding equity surpassed that of venture capital funding for the first time in 2016. By…

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2017’s best and worst community colleges

With back-to-school season in full swing and several states, such as New York and Rhode Island, offering free community-college education starting this month, the personal-finance website WalletHub recently released its report on 2017’s Best & Worst Community Colleges, coupled with its state-by-state ranking of the Best & Worst Community-College Systems.

Study: 8 new skills college students say they need to succeed

This year for the first time ever, the MIT Sloan School of Management Communications Group polled its incoming MBA students to gauge what communication looks like within organizations today, and also to gauge what skills the next generation of managers hope to master.

College deans predict higher-ed is in for remarkable changes in 10 years

More than two-thirds of college deans in a recent survey said that in just 10 years, they believe higher education institutions will be markedly different from how they are today. The survey from 2U, Inc. and the Academy for Innovative Higher Education Leadership aims to assess more than 100 college…

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