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For almost 25 years, Kitchener, Ontario-based D2L has provided learning platforms, content and programs to help instruct students from kindergarten through college, as well as for adults looking to improve and build on job skills.  Founded in 1999 by President and CEO John Baker, then a 22-year-old, third-year engineering student at the University of Waterloo, […]

As the proverb goes, Rome wasn’t built in a day—but bricks were laid every hour. While a university campus isn’t quite as large as the capital of Italy, it is like a small city, says Regina Delulio, who’s been laying legal bricks at Florida Polytechnic University for a decade. Created in 2012 as an independent […]

As the first in her family to graduate college and attend law school, Mary Chapin says education was life-changing for her. So, after earning her undergraduate and law degrees, she joined the education law boutique of O’Hara & O’Connell in 1992, representing school districts and colleges in state and federal courts for nearly three years, […]

The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, wasn’t founded to study simple things. For more than a decade, the graduate university has been a research center for developing technological and scientific innovations. Researchers here have also focused on solutions to providing food, water and energy while sustaining the environment. As […]

At Western Michigan University, there wasn’t always a written policy outlining accommodations for students with disabilities. “A lot of professors and supervisors were making decisions on their own and trying to do the right thing, but it caused a lot of issues,” says Jessica Swartz, WMU’s deputy general counsel. In October 2020, a reasonable accommodation […]

In 2020, many students and teachers had to adjust to the challenges of virtual learning. As Michael Shafir saw these struggles play out on the news and social media, he felt inspired to help. While neither an educator or IT professional, he knew his legal skills could be put to good use. Shafir became general […]

When patients are in the hospital, most of their interactions are with the doctors and nurses. However, patients still rely on the people, including other physicians, working behind the scenes. Among these physicians are radiologists, who Thomas Hoffman says deserve more recognition. “Many of our members don’t see patients because they do diagnostic work, but […]

Students, staff and faculty returning to Radford University for its fall 2021 semester arrived at a campus operating as close to pre-COVID-19 conditions as possible. Still, the university, nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in southwestern Virginia, has changed. There are mask and vaccine mandates in place and many courses are being […]

Paul Meggett describes himself as a builder. “I do my best when I can take a concept and help build it,” he says. “I like to help grow and nurture ideas and see where they go.” Since being hired in 2018 as general counsel at Appalachian State University, he’s enjoyed becoming part of the community […]

Most people have memories of taking a standardized test. While hours used to be spent filling in bubbles with No. 2 pencils, tests are now taken on computers. Regardless of how they’re administered, though, the tests are known for being a challenging yet necessary step forward in one’s education or career. ETS, which has been […]