The Harvard Crimson

3 Years Ago, 2U Purchased edX From Harvard and MIT for $800 Million. It Just Filed for Bankruptcy.

2U Inc., the virtual education startup that acquired an online platform jointly launched by Harvard and MIT, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday, the company announced in a press ...
The Harvard Crimson

CS50 Moves Away from Traditional Lectures, Toward Virtual Reality

This fall, students enrolled in CS50, Harvard’s behemoth introductory Computer Science course, will only be asked to attend two lectures in person. The new policy, one of a host of changes announced ...
Cult of Mac

Harvard and MIT teamed up for this open-source online education platform

This post is brought to you by EdX. It’s often said that the internet makes it possible for anyone to get educated on any subject. But just as in offline modes of education, the many models of online ...
The Harvard Crimson

Malan, Harvard Filed Separate CS50 Trademark Applications

In the past few years, CS50 instructor David J. Malan ’99 and the University have filed contradictory applications to trademark the course, a set of public documents indicate. Public records also ...