Anant Agarwal
Chief Platform Officer of 2U & Founder of edX
Mission
10 Ways We Brought Our Mission to Life in 2023
The year 2023 was one of the most innovative for education and tech in a decade, from advances in AI to a greater embrace of alternative credentials and lower-cost degrees. Here are 10 ways we made significant strides toward our mission to eliminate the back row in education.
Insights
How edX's Commitment to AI is Maximizing the Learning and Teaching Experience
Learn more about our vision for leveraging generative AI to empower learners and educators. Our chief platform officer takes a deeper dive into some of the features of two of our new AI-enabled tools.
Insights
AI in Education: Why We Should Embrace—Not Fear—the Future
2U's chief platform officer explains what he sees as AI's power to reshape education for the better—and how we've embraced principles in our work with AI based on input from partners, learners, and the industry at large.
Mission
One Year Later: Uniting Quality and Access to Create Exponential Impact
Discover 10 ways that 2U and edX have jointly evolved and innovated since we came together, enabling us to make an even greater impact for learners, our partners, and the world in the years to come.
Partner Spotlight
Learning at the Right Size and Right Time at Any Stage: 5 Organizations Successfully Embracing a Learner-Centric Approach
Learn how Ukraine’s Ministry of Education and Science, Spain’s Universitat Politècnica de València, Israel’s Campus-IL, and U.S.-based LabXchange and Starbucks Global Academy are leveraging Open edX—the open source platform that powers edX.org—to deliver great outcomes for learners across the globe.
Partner Spotlight
Learn How 10 edX Grantees Will Teach the Unique, Essential Human Skills Needed for the Virtual Age
From digital teamwork to conflict management to emotional resilience, learn more about the edX grantees developing new courses to help learners navigate today’s increasingly remote and hybrid workplaces.
Culture
Doing What You Love is Good Food For the Soul: Meet Lauren Holliday, Managing Director of Open Courses and Marketplace
Get to know Lauren Holliday, 2U's managing director and edX's former vice president of product responsible for maintaining and advancing the "front door" to 2U.
Mission
Introducing edX Live—Uniting Leaders Across Industry to Shape the Future of Learning and Work
I’m excited to host edX Live, a new LinkedIn Live series that will bring together influential leaders from academia and business in conversations where we can cross-pollinate ideas, break glass, and learn from each other’s expertise how we can transform for the better.
Partner Spotlight
The Pivot to Learner-Centricity: Why 4 Universities Are Meeting Student Demand for Flexible, Workforce-Aligned Education
In higher education, the power dynamics have begun to shift from institutions to learners and employees. Here are examples of four international universities taking a more learner-centric approach as part of their digital transformation strategies: The London School of Economics and Political Science, University of Cambridge, MEF University, and University of Birmingham.
News & Press
Standing With Ukraine: Supporting Displaced Learners
At 2U and edX we stand with the people of Ukraine and all those who urgently seek peace. Learn how we are supporting Ukraine’s academic institutions and students.