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  • September 25, 2015: Friday news roundup

    Wow, what a week for news! We were inspired by the Pope’s stirring words to Congress urging Americans to work toward justice, economic equality, and lending aid to society’s most vulnerable That’s a message anyone can get behind   Ernst & Young removes degree classification from entry criteria as there's...

  • September 18, 2015: Friday news roundup

    We made it to Friday! Whatcha got cookin’ for the weekend Hopefully, it includes learning and discovery Five reasons to swipe right for a new job There’s no longer a stigma to switching jobs every few years, but that doesn’t mean you should bail on your current employer without giving it some serious...

  • September 11, 2015: Friday news roundup

    Welcome to this week’s roundup Please take a moment (or more) today to remember those who gave their lives on that tragic day 14 years ago   “The surge in the number of job openings in recent months is now taking on epic proportions” More evidence of the growing skills gap -- the latest jobs report showed the...

  • September 4, 2015: Friday news roundup

    It’s Friday, and it’s a three-day weekend -- let’s get the party started! Sure, but first things first: before we dive into the Labor Day festivities, take a peek at this week’s news stories Facebook takes a step into education software First, some breaking news out of Menlo Park -- Facebook has announced...

  • Welcome our new GM of Udemy for Business, Darren Shimkus!

    This week, we announced the arrival of Darren Shimkus as our new vice president and general manager of Udemy for Business Now, let’s spend a few minutes getting to know him a little better How did you hear about Udemy I met Dennis (CEO Dennis Yang) earlier in my career, and I began following Udemy when he...

  • August 21, 2015: Friday news roundup

    This was a big week for kids to head back to school (here in the Bay Area, at least) Of course, at Udemy school’s always in session, and we’re always scouring the news to bring you the latest interesting tidbits about learning, working, and getting ahead in your career   This Google exec’s success shows how it...

  • An Evening of HR Innovation: Data, analytics and people

    The Udemy for Business team hosts quarterly HR Innovators events to connect the brightest minds in HR from the Bay Area’s best companies, and share best practices for building and maintaining happy teams Last week was the sixth event of the ongoing series, and the biggest event thus far More than 300 attendees...

  • August 7, 2015: Friday news roundup

    Hope everyone out there had a productive week As the presidential campaigning kicks into gear, we’ll be paying attention to what the candidates have to say about education reform So far, not a whole lot Anyone notice education got short shrift in GOP debate The GOP candidates didn’t talk about education policy...

  • Welcome our new VP of Content Grégory Boutté!

    Please join us in welcoming Grégory Boutté to the Udemy team as our vice president of content! Grégory will be responsible for how we work with instructors to acquire great content and how we manage our library to deliver the best content to our students Grégory most recently was the chief revenue officer at...

  • July 24, 2015: Friday news roundup

    So, what did you learn this week Check out our collection of notable news and ideas, and you might pick up some more knowledge Has E-Learning Gone Wild Again We’re longtime followers of Josh Bersin, one of the leading voices in the field of corporate learning Here, he puts the current surge in the e-learning space...

  • Welcome our new VP of Product Rob Wong!

    We are excited to announce a new member of the executive team, Rob Wong! Rob is joining as the vice president of product and will be managing Udemy’s product and design initiatives As our CEO Dennis Yang put it, Rob “had the rare combination of product vision, team-building chops, and the humility to be part...

  • How tech companies can change the world

    Our VP of Engineering, Claire Hough, had a piece run on TechCrunch this past weekend, and her message deserves a broader audience As technology companies have become more successful and powerful, they haven’t always used their growing influence on behalf of the less privileged among us And yet most agree that...