Three in four students are unhappy with their college’s e-learning quality during COVID-19 and disappointed that the expectations they had weren’t met. To help colleges better support their students, Upswing, an online student engagement organization, is offering college administrators a free webinar, “How to Retain Newly Online Students During a Pandemic.” The webinar will help… Read more »
Education startup Upswing’s recent Retention Impact Study focusing on Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), a public historically black university (HBCU) and the #1 rated HBCU in North Carolina, shows that the university’s persistence among first-year students is improving since providing its students with Upswing’s integrated student services platform during the 2018-2019 academic year. Persistence, unlike student… Read more »
Upswing was chosen as the top EdTech startup by Austin Inno 50 and named a 2019 Blaze Winner at the annual 50 On Fire event, hosted by Capital Factory. Each year Austin Inno celebrates the 50 most innovative new companies that are helping to reshape the market in central Texas. Beginning with community nominations, then… Read more »
AUSTIN, Texas – Oct. 9, 2019 – Upswing, an education technology startup, is partnering with the University of Houston-Victoria, a Hispanic-Serving Institution with 38% of students identifying as Hispanic/Latino, to connect the university’s students with campus support resources to increase student success rates. As UHV’s education partner, Upswing will create an integrated student services platform… Read more »
EdTech startup, Upswing CEO Melvin Hines says Twitter took a significant step forward in underscoring the demand for non-traditional students by launching the Twitter Engineering Apprenticeship Program. According to Twitter, “Through this program, we hope to grow our technical workforce of next-generation leaders from non-traditional backgrounds and those underrepresented in tech.” Hines, the co-founder of… Read more »
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