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Harvard, Stanford, and Minerva?

One of Nelson’s early hires was Stephen Kosslyn, a former Harvard dean and expert in learning science.

Harvard, Stanford, and Minerva? Jeff Selingo, LinkedIn

"The Glare is Palpable. We Feel Them Staring."

Are universities paying attention to Minerva's rethink of higher ed's biz model?

With Virtual Seminars & Lower Tuition, Minerva Offers an Alternative, PBS News Hour

Where Are All the Venture Dollars Going in Ed-Tech?

K-12 has started to see a significant uptick.

Where Are All the Venture Dollars Going in Ed-Tech? Lauren Landry, BostInno

What If a College Ditched Lecture Halls, Sports and Clubs?

We took the science of learning, then created a tech platform & pedagogical model to fit it.

What If a College Ditched Lecture Halls, Sports and Clubs? N. Dobo, Hechinger Report

20 Higher Ed Innovators

Platforms, programs & orgs leading the effort in making college possible for all students.

Smart List: 20 HigherEd Innovators, Getting Smart

Minerva Makes a Video About the Founding Class

"this unique combination of minds will create the 1st layer of student body in Minerva"

Minerva: The Founding Class, Minerva, YouTube

This University Teaches No Skills, Just a New Way to Think

Nelson & Dr. Kosslyn crafted a list of 129 “habits of mind” that students learn in their 1st yr. 

Minerva Teaches You No Skills—Just a New Way to Think, Issie Lapowsky, Wired

Minerva Project Taps Chinese Investors For $70 Million

Capital comes as equity, $70M represents a minority stake, says CEO Ben Nelson.

Minerva Project Taps Chinese Investors For $70 Million, Yuliya Chernova, WSJ

Minerva: A New College More Exclusive Than the Ivies

32 students are enrolled in the 1st class of Minerva, a new for-profit online college.

Minerva: A New College More Exclusive Than the Ivies, B. Napach, Yahoo! Finance 

The Future of College?

No Lectures? Tenure? Football games? Ivy-covered buildings? Research libraries?

The Future of College? Graeme Wood, The Atlantic

Interview with Horn & Carnevale on the Future of Education

Michael Horn and Anthony Carnevale talk about the future of higher education.

Global Search for Education: What Is the Future of Education? C.M. Rubin, HuffPost 

Miriam Rivera, Ulu Ventures Founder, Joins Minerva Project

One of Google’s first lawyers, she's now stepping up to be Minerva's CEO.

Ulu Ventures Founder, Miriam Rivera Joins Minerva Project, edSurge

Who Won the Minerva Prize?

The first person to make famous the phrase “Discuss amongst yourselves” is ...

Who Won the Minerva Prize? Ava Arsaga, EdBizWatch

Dr. Eric Mazur Wins Minerva Prize

One day he “did something I had never done in my teaching career. I said, ‘Why don’t you discuss it with each other?’”

Dr. Eric Mazur Wins Minerva Prize, Harvard Magazine

Delivering on a Brand Promise: Ben Nelson, CEO Minerva

I asked him flat out: How do you create prestige? 

Delivering on a Brand Promise, Ava Arsaga, EdBizWatch

A Talk with Minerva CEO Ben Nelson

Nelson has claimed that Minerva sets “the highest bar of any university in the world.”

A Talk with Minerva CEO Ben Nelson, Wade Roush, Xconomy

The Campus of the Future: Hybrid and Lean

Campus of the future will still be essential, but it will be more hands on and even more social.

The Campus of the Future: Hybrid and Lean, Kirsten Winkler, Edukwest

Minerva Prize Nominations Due November 30th

Who has made the most significant contributions to student learning in higher ed?

Minerva Prize for Advancements in Higher Education, The Minerva Academy

The Power Of Going Around Regulations

Likely path to success in transforming higher ed means going around the regulations.

The Power Of Going Around Regulations, Michael Horn, Forbes 

Online Education as an Agent of Transformation

We predict the bottom 25% of every university tier will disappear or merge in 10-15 yrs.

Innovation Imperative: Change Everything, Clayton Christensen, Michael Horn, NYT