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RE: Newlane University - Questions for the founder? - ritz - 07-08-2025
(07-06-2025, 12:51 PM)MFG Wrote:I had the meeting this morning - I recorded the meeting and plan on transcribing it sometime tonight. I am going to post it in an interview format answering questions that I had and others did. Be on the lookout for that!(06-27-2025, 04:13 PM)ritz Wrote:(06-27-2025, 03:16 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote: I recall Nexford and Newlane have posted on DegreeInfo or this board, don't recall which... If the founders/owners have time to interact, they may want to do so and have an FAQ on their website with these updates. It's cheaper, easier, faster, and all in one place, instead of having a third party or a student relay that info...
They have done that many times, and do have FAQ pages and student guidance/enrollment counselors. I never painted this as a “I’m a student and I am the only way information will get out about this college!”. Nor is this the founders intent. I had questions for the founder, he was willing to make the time to speak with me about those questions, and I was extending the ability for others to have questions asked on their behalf. The founders have done everything right, interacting with students in the past few months even, but a lot can happen in a few months!
Not sure where you got the idea that Ben Blair was relying on me to relay information to the masses, but it’s simply just not true. From what I understand, as previous posters have mentioned, Ben just seems excited to speak with anyone that is interested in participating in his vision, which I am.
So how did the meeting go?
I mentioned a while back that I learned they were discussing at NEWLANE a possible Master's in Philosophy and another in Humanities (or cognate areas as Great Books/Liberal Studies). Follow-up queries have gone unanswered. Any data on this?
RE: Newlane University - Questions for the founder? - ritz - 07-08-2025
(07-06-2025, 12:51 PM)MFG Wrote:(06-27-2025, 04:13 PM)ritz Wrote:(06-27-2025, 03:16 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote: I recall Nexford and Newlane have posted on DegreeInfo or this board, don't recall which... If the founders/owners have time to interact, they may want to do so and have an FAQ on their website with these updates. It's cheaper, easier, faster, and all in one place, instead of having a third party or a student relay that info...
They have done that many times, and do have FAQ pages and student guidance/enrollment counselors. I never painted this as a “I’m a student and I am the only way information will get out about this college!”. Nor is this the founders intent. I had questions for the founder, he was willing to make the time to speak with me about those questions, and I was extending the ability for others to have questions asked on their behalf. The founders have done everything right, interacting with students in the past few months even, but a lot can happen in a few months!
Not sure where you got the idea that Ben Blair was relying on me to relay information to the masses, but it’s simply just not true. From what I understand, as previous posters have mentioned, Ben just seems excited to speak with anyone that is interested in participating in his vision, which I am.
So how did the meeting go?
I mentioned a while back that I learned they were discussing at NEWLANE a possible Master's in Philosophy and another in Humanities (or cognate areas as Great Books/Liberal Studies). Follow-up queries have gone unanswered. Any data on this?
https://medium.com/@gdngpvks/rewriting-the-future-of-higher-education-ben-blair-and-the-future-of-newlane-university-f8aa52f37955
Here is a link to the article I wrote. If anyone has any other questions, I can look back at the transcript & see if he might have answered it.
RE: Newlane University - Questions for the founder? - GoBroncos95 - 07-16-2025
Great read by the way Ritz, I started this program about 2 months ago on the side while completing my Project management degree, I am now about to crank up the speed with Newlane for their business admin degree and hopefully get it done by December :'). I work two jobs and I am getting a degree in my main gig which is construction/Project engineer. However, I decided to get another degree in the mix since I also work in the casinos at night. Newlanes cost and accredidation proved suffice for a regular working person like me to check mark a box for HR. The cost of being able to obtain a bachelors degree at such a low cost is really a good deal that most people should consider even if it is nationally accredited only.
RE: Newlane University - Questions for the founder? - FireMedic_Philosopher - 09-18-2025
Unfortunate if we have to wait a year or more to see any graduate offerings... but potentially very worth the wait if offered at the price points discussed.
1,500 for a BA
3,000 for an MA
4,500 for a doctorate?
RE: Newlane University - Questions for the founder? - Mint Berry Crunch - 09-19-2025
(09-18-2025, 09:46 PM)FireMedic_Philosopher Wrote: Unfortunate if we have to wait a year or more to see any graduate offerings... but potentially very worth the wait if offered at the price points discussed.
1,500 for a BA
3,000 for an MA
4,500 for a doctorate?
$4,500 for a doctorate? That'd be on par with doing 2 semesters at UMPI at the graduate level. It would be an enticing offer