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Feb 5, 2026

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Censia

Censia AI Adds Peter M. Fasolo to Board, Strengthening the Workforce Intelligence Layer for Enterprise Transformation

Censia AI, the enterprise workforce system of intelligence, announced today the appointment of Peter M. Fasolo to its Board of Directors. Fasolo brings decades of experience leading global talent strategy and organizational transformation and will help guide Censia's mission to make workforce decisions faster, more precise, and continuously adaptive.

Feb 5, 2026

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Orijin

Instructure and Orijin Partner to Expand Secure, Scalable Education Across United States Correctional Systems

Instructure, the leading learning ecosystem and maker of Canvas LMS, powered by AWS, announced a partnership with Orijin, a leading education and workforce development platform for correctional systems, to expand secure, scalable education across correctional facilities nationwide. Orijin chose to partner with Instructure for its ability to scale alongside Orijin and address the increasing complexity of delivering secure, high-quality education for correctional facilities.

Feb 3, 2026

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Regent Education

Regent Education Joins the CollegeBuys Institutional Purchasing Program

Regent Education, a leader in SaaS-based financial aid and fund management solutions, announced today a new partnership with CollegeBuys. As part of this agreement, California's community colleges will have access to discounted pricing for the Regent Award Suite of financial aid and fund management solutions.

Feb 2, 2026

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Regent Education

Regent Education is Excited to Announce We’re TrustEd App Certified for CBE

Higher education is facing increasing pressure to demonstrate how learning translates into real-world skills, sparking a rise in competency-based education (CBE) programs nationwide.

Jan 29, 2026

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Knack

Knack Appoints National Higher Education Leader Dr. Mark Becker to Board of Directors

Former Georgia State University and APLU president brings deep experience in student success and institutional transformation. MIAMI, Jan. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Knack, the eminent student-led learning strategy for colleges and universities, today announced the appointment of Mark P. Becker, Ph.D., to its Board of Directors as it continues to expand student-centered peer learning at institutions nationwide. As colleges face growing pressure to improve student outcomes, institutions are...

Jan 28, 2026

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Noodle Partners

Noodle Achieves SOC 2 Compliance to Protect University and Learner Data

Noodle today announced that it has achieved SOC 2 Type I compliance, reinforcing the company’s commitment to protecting the data of its university partners and learners. The independent, third-party assessment provides validation that Noodle’s security controls are appropriately designed to meet applicable SOC 2 criteria at a point in time.

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Moodlerooms Names New Company President

  • Jul 20, 2010
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Updated: Nov 20, 2024

Moodlerooms, Inc., the provider of joule®, a cloud-hosted, managed open-source e Learning platform has elected Lou Pugliese as President and a member of the Board. The selection is reflective of the organization’s commitment to securing superior leadership with deep experience developing technology for education. As president, Lou will be leading the company’s efforts in business strategy to expand Moodlerooms’ growing learning management solution market share.


“Lou’s appointment at Moodlerooms comes at a crossroads of change in the e-learning industry ,” said Moodlerooms CEO Martin Knott. “His proven track record in technology innovation in education will be invaluable in growing in viable managed open-source enterprise solutions and extensible interoperable learning platforms.”


Lou is an entrepreneurial business strategist with global vision and demonstrated talent for identifying emerging education technology trends and opportunities. With a successful history of driving the growth and success of multiple companies in the K-20 e Learning, Pugliese has held several senior executive positions, including Founding CEO of Blackboard, Inc. He has 23 years learning technology experience with major brands such as ETS, Telecommunications Inc., Scholastic Inc., and Turner Broadcasting. He is also a noted international speaker on technology innovation in education and has addressed a wide range of issues in education and education policy.


About Moodlerooms (www.moodlerooms.com) Moodlerooms provides educators and learners across the globe with proven e-learning solutions that are flexible, scalable, reliable and affordable. By combining cloud hosting, managed open-source, and Software-as-a-Service delivery, Moodlerooms’ customers receive the benefits of open-source Moodle with enterprise-level deployment, implementation, value added support, services and features so they can focus resources on what really matters — quality teaching and learning.


 
 
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