By Marni Baker Stein, Chief Content Officer Today, I’m excited to share new partners, several career-focused Professional Certificates and Specializations, and two industry-aligned degrees that have launched over the past few months.  With rapid technological and environmental shifts transforming the job market, six in ten workers will need retraining by 2027. Together with our partners,…

When you picture a machine learning class, you might imagine a sea of code, dense math, and a professor droning on in a dark lecture hall. But for Professor Peter Chin, the experience is anything but that. It’s personal, dynamic, and rooted in a belief that learning should be rigorous and human. As one of…

Daniel Acuna has always wanted to talk to computers. Long before large language models, before Python and GPUs, he was a curious student in Chile trying to build a chatbot, without formally knowing how to program. “I thought I could interact with the computer,” he says. “And somehow, I got it to respond to a…

When Professor Kendall Farnham agreed to teach in the online Master of Engineering in Computer Engineering at Dartmouth, she knew it wouldn’t be easy. “How do we facilitate learning with desktop hardware when I can’t look over your shoulder and tell you that you plugged something in backwards and that’s why it’s smoking?” she laughs.…

Tom Fail’s journey through higher education is deeply personal and rooted in a clear sense of purpose. With two degrees already under his belt and a successful career in Ed Tech, Tom explains why he made the decision to pursue his third degree credential.  His story explains his personal connection to higher education and how…

Rebin Zahid, a civil engineer based in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, has spent more than a decade navigating the complexities of oil and gas construction projects. But in 2024, he decided it was time for something more—a shift not just in title, but in mindset. “I’ve worked through the details of construction—machinery, concrete, everything,” says Rebin. “But…