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NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “After a special meeting of the University of Michigan Board of Regents, the university announced late Tuesday that it would permit – if certain conditions are met – the white supremacist Richard Spencer to appear on campus.” ” “ Pearson , WTF? The business of OER.

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JANUARY 18, 2017

” Via Campus Technology : “ Pearson to Lower Cost of E-Books, Textbooks.” ” More on Pearson’s business in the business of ed-tech section below. Via eCampus News : “ Cengage launches MindTap ACE, an OER-based solution for higher ed.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Find Yours.”

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MAY 5, 2017

Via the Journal & Courier : “Legislation that set the stage for Purdue's dive into online higher ed also exempts ‘New U’ from state’s open meetings, public records laws. ” Nope, robots will not be doing this job of content moderation , as Facebook recently boasted at its developer conference.

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Pearson PARCC "Spies" on Students. Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless.

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APRIL 28, 2017

Via WaPo’s Valerie Strauss : “ Trump ’s rather weird meeting with the 2017 Teachers of the Year.” The NAACP endorses OER. Via Campus Technology : “ Pearson Expands Textbook Rental Program.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Not much,” says The LA Times’ Joy Resmovits. Move along.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

” “Who’s Meeting With DeVos ? ” The “guru” is Brendan Kealey , formerly with Pearson. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Edsurge : “ Robots Won’t Replace Instructors , 2 Penn State Educators Argue. Department ’s Privacy Office to Take Effect in Early 2019.”

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

This story from Buzzfeed’s Molly Hensley-Clancy is… something : “Meet The ‘Young Saints’ Of Bethel Who Go To College To Perform Miracles.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Via Techcrunch : “ Mattel releases biologically inspired foldable robot bugs.” ” asks The Atlantic.

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