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Open edX’s Maple Version of the Platform Includes Advanced Features
21/01/2022
IBL News | New York
The Center for Reimagining Learning, Inc. organization — the new non-profit entity of MIT and Harvard that stewards the Open edX software — posted the technical notes and description of features of Maple, the 13th version of the platform released on December 20th. The next version, scheduled for mid-year, will be called Nutmeg.
Maple replaces Lilac, released on July 2021. It includes new features, such as the ...
360Learning SaaS Platform Buys UK’s Looop for $20 Million
20/01/2022
IBL News | New York
New York City-based collaborative learning SaaS platform 360Learning announced this month the acquisition of Looop, a leading UK LMS, with customers such as Financial Times, Klarna, Monzo, and ASOS.
360Learning said it purchased Looop for $20 million, “in a mixture of cash and shares.”
This is 360Learning‘s first acquisition after it attracted $200M funding to invest in M&A. Its stated goal ...
Cornerstone Named a New CEO Two Months After Being Acquired
19/01/2022
IBL News | New York
Cornerstone OnDemand named software industry veteran Himanshu Palsule as CEO and member of the Board of Directors this month.
Former CEO Phil Saunders, joined Cornerstone Founder Adam Miller as senior advisor to the company.
The appointment of Himanshu Palsule — in the picture above — took place two months after Clearlake Capital Group’s $5.2 billion acquisition.
“With his deep industry ...
The President of the University of Michigan Fired After an Affair with a Subordinate
18/01/2022
IBL News | New York
The University of Michigan’s (U-M) Board of Regents fired its President, Dr. Mark S. Schlissel — pictured above — this Saturday after he was involved “in an inappropriate relationship with a University employee.”
“After an investigation, we learned that Dr. Schlissel, over a period of years, used his University email account to communicate with that subordinate in a manner inconsistent ...
