ACE today announced that as part of revamping the Council’s strategic priorities during its centennial year, ACE Leadership will transform its current suite of leadership development programs into a series of regional summits and initiate a robust peer-to-peer online platform and virtual library of content.
“Ten years ago, the Noodle Partners team helped reinvent online education, and today we are proud to announce we are backing the industry leader’s next leg of growth,” said MassMutual Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Drew Dickey. “Together with our partners at FlowPoint, we have been impressed with Noodle’s positive social impact and look forward to helping Noodle and their partner universities expand access to quality, affordable education in subject areas where there is a great societal need for additional talent.”
Noodle Partners is launching a new online master’s program with Tulane’s School of Professional Advancement (SoPA) this fall. The school focuses on educating working adults and offering applied learning programs that incorporate both industry-relevant knowledge and a grounding in the liberal arts. The online Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Information Technology (IT) Management program will allow information technology and business professionals to develop managerial skills and technical acumen for leadership roles in technology management.
“The Lynch School of Education is one of the nation’s leading schools of education, and we are delighted to be working with their faculty to help them meet their institutional goals and academic mission,” said John Katzman, CEO of Noodle Partners.
Katzman is the 6th annual award winner, and is being honored by Global Silicon Valley (GSV) as a “consummate education entrepreneur” who has had a “profound impact in changing the world for good.” In addition to serving on Renaissance’s Board of Directors, he also serves on the boards of Woodrow Wilson Foundation and the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. He previously served on the board of the National Association of Independent Schools for six years.
Noodle Partners today announced a partnership with Tulane’s School of Professional Advancement (SoPA), expanding its overall relationship with Tulane University. New online SoPA programs will focus on educating working adults and offering applied learning programs that incorporate both industry-relevant knowledge and a grounding in the liberal arts and will launch in fall 2018.
Noodle Partners, the nation’s fastest-growing online higher education provider, today announced that it will be launching three new online master’s degree programs with Claremont Graduate University (CGU) this fall.
“Wake Forest is a premier institution, and we are excited to add the School of Business to our growing list of university partners and help them meet their institutional goals and academic mission,” said John Katzman, CEO of Noodle Partners.
Working with Noodle Partners, Claremont Graduate University (CGU) will build on existing strengths across the university to launch an array of cutting-edge, market-competitive online degree opportunities by September 2018. CGU is one of the nation’s leading graduate-only institutions, and online programs will thrive by serving students who are experienced learners. By offering flexibly designed programs and degree options online, CGU will be able to reach a larger group of students who will enjoy renowned faculty, small class sizes, and practice-based research, which will provide the tools needed to solve real world problems and build meaningful careers.
One of the newer players to step into that online program manager (OPM) space, Noodle Partners, got a boost this week: $14 million in Series A funding led by edtech venture capital firm Owl Ventures. The announcement comes about a year after the startup raised $4 million in a seed round from Osage Venture Partners and New Markets Venture Partners, bringing Noodle Partners’ total raised to about $18 million.