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COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Battelle announced a renewed $1.1 million investment in the YMCA of Central Ohio today to continue critical STEM initiatives through 2026. This extended partnership will provide access to learning opportunities for more than 44,000 children and families across Central Ohio. Building on Proven Success The latest partnership builds on the success of an initial two-year program that served more than 35,000 youth between 2022 and 2024, significantly surpassing its o...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Justice Patricia Bamattre-Manoukian, (Ret.), selected to receive prestigious 2025 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the 9th Circuit....

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Santander US today announced a $25 million commitment in support of education, employability and entrepreneurship that will include over $10 million in university grants and national scholarship funding through the Santander Universities program. The scholarship applications will be available later this Summer on Santander Open Academy, a global platform available to anyone around the world that offers 100% free educational content and upskilling tools to improve profes...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brad Wolverton, an award-winning journalist and digital innovator, has been named the next editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education....

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Arizona State University (ASU), one of the largest universities in the United States, is expanding its partnership with Aramark, adding that company’s expertise in other industries to the collegiate hospitality services it currently provides. This customized, comprehensive approach will deliver innovations in collegiate dining, high-end catering, sports facility concessions and club services, and vending to the 18-year relationship with the university, repeatedly...

HANGZHOU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Recently, the International Seminar on Industry-Education Integration and Sustainable Development of the National Academy of Sciences directly under the President of Kazakhstan, hosted by the Zhejiang Qingshanhu Science & Technology City Administration Committee, was held at the Qingshanhu Park of Zhejiang Zhonghe Technology in Qingshanhu Science & Technology City, Hangzhou, China. Guided by the cooperation blueprint outlined at the first China–Central...

COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--McGraw Hill, Inc. (“McGraw Hill”) today announced the launch of its initial public offering of 24,390,000 shares of its common stock (the “Common Stock”) offered by McGraw Hill. The initial public offering price is expected to be between $19.00 and $22.00 per share. McGraw Hill intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay a portion of the outstanding borrowings under its term loan credit facility. In addition, the selling stockholder identified in...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As colleges and universities face new challenges and shifting expectations, the Academic Leadership Group is hosting a timely session on how leaders can build lasting partnerships. On Thursday, July 17, 2025, Lori Glover, Managing Director of Global Strategic Alliances at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), will share practical insights on designing durable, values-aligned collaborations. The session is part of ALG’s Empowere...

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--University of Phoenix will present the next installment of its Bridging Perspectives webinar series, “Navigating the Rise of the Unemployable,” on Thursday, July 17, at noon MDT. Hosted by the Office of Collaborative Learning and Educational Engagement, the session is designed for higher education leaders, employers, nonprofit organizations, and University of Phoenix students, alumni, faculty, and staff. According to University of Phoenix’s 2025 Career Optimism Index®...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Headway Inc, a full-scale consumer tech platform revolutionising lifelong learning, raised investment from Bullhound Capital, a leading global technology investment firm. This strategic investment enables Headway Inc to accelerate product development, expand internationally, and strengthen its knowledge-driven ecosystem. Since its founding in 2019, Headway Inc has grown into one of the most recognised names in consumer EdTech, reaching 150 million downloads across 170+...