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” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Kaplan Will Offer Free Online PSAT Prep.” Via the EFF : “Stupid Patent of the Month: Elsevier Patents Online Peer Review.” Shawn Graham responds to this patent on peer review by patenting Elsevier. Robots probably won’t take your jobs.

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“ Purdue-Kaplan online university one step closer to reality,” the Journal & Courier reports. ” The Chronicle of Higher Education on Elsevier “becoming a data company.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Via The New York Times : “$78,000 of Debt for a Harvard Theater Degree.”

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Via Nature : “One of the world’s largest science publishers, Elsevier , won a default legal judgement on 21 June against websites that provide illicit access to tens of millions of research papers and books. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Education in the Courts. ” More via The Chronicle of Higher Education. .”

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” Via Infodocket : “ Louisiana State University is Suing Elsevier For Breach of Contract.” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “There’s a Reason the Purdue - Kaplan Deal Sounds Too Good to Be True.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.

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” “ Elsevier Wants $15 Million Piracy Damages From Sci-Hub and Libgen ,” says TorrentFreak. Via Edsurge : “Why Donald Graham Sold Kaplan University to Purdue for $1.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “This robot helps kids with special needs to communicate,” according to Techcrunch.

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Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “As Kaplan Sale Faces Final Hurdle, Purdue President Criticizes Faculty Opponents.” blog : “ Elsevier Collaborates with Hypothesis to Integrate Open Annotation.” .” The college in question: Northwest Suburban College. ” Of course. Via the Hypothes.is