Leading Ladies of Logistix co-founder helps women in transportation
The transportation industry needed a woman’s touch. That’s one reason Samantha Smith says she and other women are succeeding in the male-dominated field. “We adapt, we learn and we’re resourceful,” said Smith, 38, of Pataskala, who co-owns Elite Freight Services, a transportation company, with her husband, Matt. And she’s the sole owner of freight brokerage […]
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New Coursera Study Indicates a Narrowing Gender Gap in Online Learning
Women and Skills Report captures the pandemic’s impact on learning trends among women MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., September 09, 2021–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Coursera, Inc. (NYSE: COUR), one of the largest online learning platforms in the world, released a new study that examines the pandemic’s impact on skills and learning trends among women. The Women and Skills Report compares […]
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Majority of Companies Prefer to Reskill Current Employees Rather Than Hire New
Employees Who Have Opportunities for Growth More Likely to Stay Company Reskilling Offerings Company Reskilling Offerings Company Reskilling Offerings TORONTO, Sept. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As labour shortages worsen and the number of jobs openings rise, a majority of Canadian companies (71%) say they would prefer to reskill their current employees for new roles […]
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UMD Senate approves new doctorate of business administration
In its first meeting of the academic year, the University of Maryland Senate voted Wednesday to approve a new doctorate of business administration within the business school. After the senate’s vote, the degree program will also require approval from university President Darryll Pines, the University System of Maryland, Board of Regents and the Maryland Higher […]
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Google-Backed Edtech Firm Bets on Free Math Courses to Add Users
(Bloomberg) — Cuemath, an online math-course provider backed by Google parent Alphabet Inc., is making much of its content free for a year to fend off rivals in India’s competitive education-tech market and help fight inequalities in learning. Its premium curriculum, which normally costs $299 a year, will be free for subscribers who invite two […]
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Cedarville University Partnership Seeks New Adult Education Model
Chicago-Based Firm Brings Creative Ideas to Partnership CEDARVILLE, OHIO, Sept. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cedarville Partnership Seeks New Way for Adult Education CEDARVILLE, OHIO — Cedarville University and the Big Tent Accelerator (BTA), based in Chicago, Illinois, are joining efforts to offer relevant, on-demand professional education to entrepreneurs and their teams. Cedarville’s partnership with […]
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Fake Data Scandal Ensnares 2 Harvard Business School Professors
The paper, co-authored by Business School professors Max H. Bazerman and Francesca Gino, was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America in 2012. Robbie H Edwards photo The Harvard Crimson reports: “A highly-regarded behavioral economics paper on preventing fraud in self-reports, co-authored by two Harvard Business […]
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All The New MBA Courses At The Top U.S. B-Schools
Can you teach empathy? Brenda Ellington Booth believes you can. Booth, a clinical professor of leadership at Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, is teaching a new MBA class this year that helps students increase their levels of emotional intelligence, specifically as it relates to leading diverse teams. Leading with Empathy: Enhancing Your Emotional Intelligence […]
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