higher-education
Beats | September 18, 2019
UC to shed “risky” fossil fuels from $83 billion of funds
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 17 – University of California students have waged a long-running campaign to divest the school’s $13.4 billion endowment from fossil fuels. …
Beats | June 28, 2018
Impact investing business profs to share their syllabi and other secrets
ImpactAlpha, June 28 – The price of admission to this week’s gathering at the Kellogg School of Management is an actual course syllabus …
Dealflow | December 5, 2017
Upswing raises $1.5 million to reduce isolation of online students
Students pursuing online degrees are often older or part-time students trying to balance advanced education with other life responsibilities. They are less likely …
Dealflow | September 21, 2017
Guild Education raises $21 million to help wage workers pay for higher education
The Denver-based company partners with large companies and universities to offer hourly workers education benefits and tuition reimbursement. More than 64 million adults …
Dealflow | September 19, 2017
Vemo raises $7.4 million to expand student-loan repayment program
Higher-education costs are rising, and graduates increasingly are burdened with student-loan debt many can barely repay — more than $1.3 trillion at last count. Vemo helps …
Beats | June 22, 2017
Investing in HENRYs to boost the supply of tomorrow’s leaders
High Earners Not Rich Yet, or HENRYs, are the key to Prodigy Finance’s plans to increase access to higher education for promising, but …