Showing posts with label 2U. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2U. Show all posts
Monday, August 25, 2025

Can College Presidents Tell Us the Truth?

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“Truth? You can’t handle the truth!” Jack Nicholson’s Colonel Jessup in A Few Good Men captures the tension at the heart of American highe...
Friday, August 22, 2025

The Right-Wing Roots of EdTech

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The modern EdTech industry is often portrayed as a neutral, innovative force, but its origins are deeply political. Its growth has been fuel...
Saturday, July 19, 2025

From EdTech Darling to Distressed Asset — A Post-Bankruptcy Autopsy

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The fall of 2U , once a poster child of education technology innovation, is a cautionary tale for investors, policymakers, and students alik...
Saturday, December 21, 2024

Tech Investor Cathie Wood Bets Big on Crypto

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Cathie Wood , once the largest shareholder in 2U with ARK Invest , is also a major crypto investor. Wood believes that Bitcoin could top $1...
Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Scam Artist or Just Failed CEO?

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For eight years, this blog has been investigating greed and corruption in higher education at all levels, from predatory for-profit colleges...
Wednesday, December 4, 2024

More Layoffs at 2U, the Online Program Manager for Elite Universities

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2U, the parent company of edX, has announced more layoffs today. The layoffs were announced to staff and it's not known yet whethe...
Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Workers at 2U expect more layoffs in 2024

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After successfully completing its recent bankruptcy proceedings , 2U workers expect another round of layoffs .  2U, with its subsidiary edX,...
Wednesday, August 7, 2024

2U Suspended from NASDAQ. Help for USC and UNC Student Loan Debtors.

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2U (TWOU), the online program manager for a number of elite and brand name schools has been suspended from the NASDAQ today for regulatory ...
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Saturday, August 3, 2024

Higher Education, Technology, and A Growing Social Anxiety

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The Era We Are In We are living in a neoliberal/libertarian era filled with technological change, emotional and behavioral change, and soci...
Thursday, July 25, 2024

2U Declares Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. Will Anyone Else Name All The Elite Universities That Were Complicit?

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2U declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy today and the company is now valued at less than $5M. That's a small shadow of the $5.4B perceived va...
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Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Ahead of the Learned Herd: Why the Higher Education Inquirer Grows During the Endless College Meltdown (Dahn Shaulis and Glen McGhee)

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The Higher Education Inquirer (HEI) continues to grow without financial support and without paying for advertising or SEO help. The reason i...
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