As part of its commitment to train 30 million people globally in tech skills by 2030, IBM has partnered with six historically Black colleges and universities and HBCU systems to establish Cybersecurity Leadership Centers that will work to build a diverse cyber workforce in the United States.
Students at Bentley University in Massachusetts can now pay their tuition with cryptocurrency.
National nonprofit Complete College America has partnered with three states — Arkansas, Montana and Oklahoma — to form a network of institutions focused on equity and student success.
Online learning platform Coursera has introduced Career Academy, an offering that allows institutions to bundle self-paced online courses and career resources to help students gain in-demand skills for the workforce.
The State University of New York is partnering with D2L to make the company's Brightspace learning management system available to its full network of campuses.
United Negro College Fund has announced a four-year initiative to help students at historically Black colleges and universities access and complete college.
Following through on a pledge made at the close of its acquisition by 2U, edX is awarding $1 million in grants to 10 institutions to develop free online courses in "Essential Human Skills for the Virtual Age."
Pearson has announced the acquisition of language-learning platform Mondly, providing a path for Pearson to add self-study to its line of instructional and assessment solutions, according to a news release.
The University of Michigan has partnered with Coursera to launch 10 new courses that will use extended reality to provide immersive experiences in critical job skills.
The University of Tennessee System has embarked on a major ERP revamp, replacing its legacy on-premise finance, HR and payroll applications with the Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite.
