Amazon is headed back to college for the new school year. The company’s cashierless “Just Walk Out” technology is being deployed for the first time by Grubhub as part of… Read More
Amazon will further test the limits of its relationships with the independent companies that deliver its packages throughout much of the country and increasingly the world, funding a series of… Read More
Amazon is increasing its investment in the education and training of its front-line operations workers, announcing Thursday that it will spend $1.2 billion by 2025 to cover full college tuition… Read More
The University of Washington has moved up two spots to No. 8 in the latest ranking of Best Global Universities from U.S. News & World Report, beating out such prestigious… Read More
With all of the pandemic-related concerns around how children, parents and educators will deal with in-person or remote learning this fall, Bill Gates says it is important to look ahead,… Read More
Washington state issued new guidelines for institutes of higher education Thursday as they prepare to re-open for the fall term. Universities have largely been teaching students online since the coronavirus… Read More
Amazon revealed 100 lucky winners who will receive the first “Amazon Future Engineer” scholarships as part of the tech giant’s push to promote education and careers in computer science. High… Read More
Students headed back to school at one university this fall will be getting to know a new kind of roommate in residence halls and student apartments — Alexa. Amazon and… Read More
Bay Area universities top Pitchbook’s new annual report on the schools producing the most venture capital-backed entrepreneurs. Seattle’s University of Washington, which has topped other rankings, is number 23 on this… Read More
Three years ago, Reetu Gupta found herself asking the agonizing question that plagues thousands of parents of high school students: How can I help my child get into the college… Read More
Gary Rubens is one of Seattle’s top angel investors, a fixture in the region’s startup ecosystem. But now the 54-year-old investor and entrepreneur is looking to fulfill a different type of dream,… Read More
Students across the country are headed back to school and many high school seniors are deciding which college or university would be best for them. Those with entrepreneurial ambitions might… Read More
Amazon Student subscribers are now eligible for discounted interest rates when applying for private student loans through Wells Fargo. The retail and finance juggernauts announced the deal this week, offering… Read More
A fresh college grad’s first real job hunt is a lot like young love. Exhilarating, terrifying, and in today’s information-rich age, it’s all about sifting through seemingly endless options. LinkedIn… Read More
Barnes & Noble has made an investment in Flashnotes, an online marketplace where college students can buy and sell their notes from class. The deal, announced this morning, was made through… Read More
The NCAA today reached a settlement in a video-game related lawsuit that will award current and former student-athletes $20 million. The case, originally headed by former Arizona State University quarterback Sam… Read More
So you’ve graduated from college with a liberal arts degree. Now what? That’s the challenge being tackled by Koru, a Seattle startup whose CEO, Kristen Hamilton, is our guest this… Read More
Traditional bookstores have long viewed Amazon as a competitor, and rightly so, but one university bookstore is figuring out what the company looks like as a partner instead. The independent,… Read More
Every week during the college football season, the Associated Press comes out with an updated list of the top 25 collegiate football teams based on their performance on the field.… Read More
In an effort to spur startup growth, Oregon legislators just passed a bill that will help the University of Oregon and Oregon State University come together to pump out small companies… Read More
As caps and gowns are returned for deposits while freshmen are readying to be deposited this fall in the college of their parents’ choice, it’s time to do some preparation.… Read More
The entrepreneurial talent coming out of the University of Washington was on full display Tuesday evening at the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science and Engineering. For the fourth installment of… Read More
In another attempt to help expand university-level instruction access on a wide scale, the University of Washington announced a new partnership Tuesday with edX, an online learning platform founded by MIT and Harvard that provides… Read More
To improve upon something, we must learn, and to learn, we often seek guidance from others. For example, Michael Jordan received hoops help from his incredible coaches Dean Smith and… Read More
Tayloe Washburn gets excited when talking about Seattle as a gaming hub. He also knows how many people play video games — 170 million — and what that could mean for… Read More
Maybe it’s the wacky and awesome commercials they’ve been putting out. Or it could be company’s reputation as an impressive charitable organization. Whatever the reason, college grads seem to want… Read More
Technology is certainly changing and improving how people are educated today, and one Seattle startup is well on its way to providing apps that help us learn with our new… Read More
College students are saving the world. Well, maybe not all of them. But the teams that participated in last week’s Environmental Innovation Challenge at the University of Washington are certainly… Read More
We’ve all encountered those questionable Craigslist ads: one person looking for an “R. Kelly Impersonator,” another selling a portable stripper pole — the list goes on. Personally, when I see… Read More
The education space is a promising field that has garnered tons of investor attention. The numbers don’t lie: education technology raised $1.1 billion in 2012. But can anyone predict what the… Read More