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  • April 15, 2016: Friday news roundup

    It’s tax day in the US, so if you haven’t finished your return, perhaps you should head over to the marketplace and find a course to help you meet the midnight deadline If you’ve already filed, just kick back and check out this week’s news The next hot job in Silicon Valley is for poets Here’s a possible...

  • Unearth these hidden gems on Udemy

    Many people associate Udemy with courses on tech, business, and professional development, and it’s true those are popular categories, but they hardly represent the full breadth of courses you can find in our marketplace Spend some time digging through our library, and we guarantee you’ll come across some...

  • Announcing our new student course-taking experience

    View this message in: Español, Deutsch, 日本語, or Português Here at Udemy, we’re committed to building the best place to learn online and helping our 10 million students achieve their learning goals Today, we’re thrilled to release a new course-taking experience, completely rebuilt with a learning-first...

  • PayPal invests in workplace skills development with rollout of Udemy for Business

    Rapid change is the new normal in today’s fast-paced workplace The work of the future requires a commitment to developing the skills of our workforce today That’s why PayPal Learning is taking a big step in investing more in the skills training and development of its employees with the rollout of a new learning...

  • April 8, 2016: Friday news roundup

    Welcome to the weekend, everyone! Check out this week’s news and stories from Udemy about learning and working   Will you sprint, stroll or stumble into a career These three student types take different approaches on their “journey to adulthood,” a road that is getting longer and longer, according an expert...

  • Keeping women on the leadership track

    By Lisa Haugh, VP of People and General Counsel I’m raising two boys, so I actually think quite a lot about gender equality and how I can make sure my kids grow up with an awareness of and sensitivity to the challenges women face personally and professionally I try to show them by example that a woman can be an...

  • Teaching, learning, and sketching together

    We’ve written before about Udemy employees who’ve published courses on their own They help us better understand how instructors go through the process of course creation and how best to support students over the long haul while also having some fun sharing what they know Now, we have another Udemy insider getting...

  • April 1, 2016: Friday news roundup

    Happy April Fool’s Day! We’ll leave the pranks to others and stick to the news Meeting students where they are Bill Gates wades into the debate over the value of higher education in this post The famous Harvard drop-out praises less “elite” universities for accepting “at-risk” students who weren’t star...

  • March 25, 2016: Friday news roundup

    Welcome to the end of another week and the start of another weekend It’s also the start of spring break for a lot of people, so if you’re headed off on holiday, have fun and stay safe! Perhaps you can use some of that vacation time to knock out a few Udemy courses Assessment: Are you in danger of becoming...

  • March 18, 2016: Friday news roundup

    Happy belated St Patrick’s Day to everyone and a special shout-out to our friends in Udemy’s Dublin office! Here’s hoping the luck of the Irish carries through your weekend too Last weekend was a big one for our CEO Read on Udemy CEO Dennis Yang delivers EdTalk at Global Education and Skills Forum In case you...

  • Udemy CEO Dennis Yang delivers EdTalk at Global Education and Skills Forum

    This past weekend, The Global Education and Skills Forum took place in Dubai, bringing together some of the industry’s brightest to discuss key challenges facing educators around the world We were honored to have our CEO, Dennis Yang, take part and lead an inspiring EdTalk on new models that are transforming...