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NEW YORK and BOSTON – May 1, 2019—McGraw-Hill and Cengage today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger on equal terms. The transaction, which has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies, will bring together two premier learning companies that will deliver significant […]
The University of California’s hard-line bid to push publishing giant Elsevier towards open-access models is attracting widespread interest at other US universities where librarians are considering following suit. Times Higher Education
Subscription service offers unlimited access to more than 22,000 eBooks, online homework access codes and study guides at an affordable price BOSTON—December 10, 2018—Cengage today announced that its new subscription service, Cengage Unlimited, will be available for purchase through Amazon beginning January 1, 2019. The agreement expands the company’s existing collaboration with Amazon for course […]
BOSTON and ST. LOUIS, November 16, 2018 — As part of its efforts to increase affordable access to textbooks, the University of Missouri System will be offering Cengage Unlimited subscriptions to all students enrolled in Cengage courses beginning in January 2019. Cengage, the largest U.S.-based education and technology company serving the higher education market, provides […]
BOSTON and PASADENA, CA, October 25, 2018 – Cengage, an education and technology company, is partnering with MobLab, a provider of online games and experiments for Business and Economics, to incorporate application-based games into MindTap for Economics learning experiences. More than one million students take Principles of Economics each year, and MindTap is the leading […]
Amsterdam, October 19, 2018- In an exciting joining of forces between science and business, the Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence (ICAI) and information analytics business Elsevier announce the opening of the Elsevier AI Lab. The lab, situated on ICAI’s grounds in the Science Park in Amsterdam, will help further establish the Amsterdam region as a […]
HOBOKEN, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:JWA)(NYSE:JWB), a global leader in research and education, announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Learning House, a diversified education services provider, from Weld North Holdings. Under the terms of the agreement, Learning House shareholders will receive $200 million in cash. The transaction is expected […]
Adobe: Adobe Unveils Next Generation Of Video Innovation At IBC 2018 Blackboard: Entrust Datacard And Blackboard Partner To Enhance The ID Card Issuance Process Cengage: New Savings Calculator Helps College Students Decide Best Buy For Course Materials Coursera: Coursera’s CEO On The Evolving Meaning Of ‘MOOC’ Interfolio: New Faculty Management System To Bring ‘$1 Million’ In Savings To University Of […]
Hoboken, N.J—September 13, 2018—John Wiley and Sons Inc. (NYSE:JWa) (NYSE:JWb), a global leader in education and scholarly research; Publons, the world’s largest peer review platform; and ScholarOne, the leading manuscript submission system, today announced the launch of the scholarly industry’s first scalable open peer review workflow. Academic journals have faced a number of practical difficulties […]
Hoboken, NJ. (September 4, 2018) – Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, a private, non-profit Lasallian Catholic educational institution, and Wiley Education Services, a division of Wiley that provides tailored services and technology solutions to higher education institutions, are pleased to announce a 10-year extension of their existing partnership. The extension will run through 2029 and […]
