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3 Questions for a Boston University $24K MBA Alumna

Inside Higher Ed talks with newly minted MBA Kaitlin Dumont about her experience as an adult learner in BU's new fully online business master's program.

Wheelock College Launches New Online Master’s in Social Justice Education

Wheelock College of Education & Human Development has added a new online master’s program to its offerings: the Master of Education (EdM) in Education for Equity and Social Justice.

Charting the Online Learning Future at BU

Online learning for Boston University officially started 20 years ago, when Metropolitan College began offering programs way back in 2002. Growth for BU’s online programming was slow and steady over the next two decades. Now it’s full speed ahead. More

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Balancing Life as a Business Consultant and Online MPH Student

Malu Foley discovered the Online MPH program while conducting health equity research alongside School of Public Health faculty last year.

Poets & Quants

Mariana Stoyancheva and Meghan Kenney at BU’s Questrom School of Business share important insights on the Online MBA program and how it's tailored to working professionals seeking flexibility and career growth. BU’s OMBA opens important new opportunities for students at a very affordable price.

Health Matters

BU Virtual’s Wendy Colby joins Karen Jacobs, associate dean of Digital Learning & Innovation at Sargent College, in an important dialogue on the future of work and online learning. Tune into this podcast on Health Matters.

Trends in Online Higher Education Over the Next Five Years

If your career in higher education administration spans a decade or two, you have had enough time to observe new products and ideas that were supposed to change everything but didn’t really produce the comprehensive revolutions predicted. More

Education in 2030: The Future of Learning and Talent

The shape of education is being driven by several key factors: globalization and growth, global population changes, future of skills and work, and advancements in technology. More

Demand for Online Education is Growing

Interest and participation in online learning continues to grow: 2020 saw record enrollment, and universities have launched new online programs to meet this increased demand. From doctoral students to lifelong learners, people are increasingly accessing online tools to learn and acquire new skills. More

The Future of Learning

We continue to seek out perspectives from the broad community of higher education—thought leaders, students, faculty, industry partners—to inspire and inform our direction.

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