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Udacity Lays Off 55 Employees, CEO Departs, and Sebastian Thrun Returns (Again)

Dalporto has left and Thrun is back at the helm, as Udacity undertakes its fifth round of layoffs.

Dhawal Shah Oct 12th, 2022

Udacity’s 2021: Year in Review

In 2021, Udacity consolidated its enterprise focus, launched fewer free courses, but tripled scholarships.

Manoel Cortes Mendez Dec 13th, 2021

Udacity’s 2020: Year in Review

After two years of restructuring, Udacity claims it has reached profitability by pivoting to corporate training.

Manoel Cortes Mendez Dec 14th, 2020

Udacity’s Final Pivot? From Silicon Valley University to Corporate Training

Udacity raises $75M and pivots toward enterprise and government training.

Dhawal Shah Nov 10th, 2020

Georgia Tech’s Computer Science Online Master’s Leaves Udacity

As Udacity’s and Georgia Tech’s paths diverged, the partnership made less and less sense.

Manoel Cortes Mendez Sep 15th, 2020

Udacity China to be Shut Down, Stops Nanodegree Enrollments

Udacity China has been cutting staff and slowing down operations in preparation for a complete shutdown in late 2020.

Rui Ma, Dhawal Shah & Manoel Cortes Mendez

Jun 15th, 2020

Two Udacity Nanodegree certificats side by side

Udacity Makes it Harder for Learners to Cancel Free Trials

Cancellations used to take two clicks. Now, they can take over a week and result in undue charges for learners already dealing with a pandemic.

Manoel Cortes Mendez Apr 30th, 2020

Capturing the Hype: Year of the MOOC Timeline Explained

In October 2011, Stanford started offering three of their courses online for free. A year later, there were 250+ free online courses offered by 40+ universities. MOOCs were born.

Dhawal Shah Feb 4th, 2020

Udacity’s 2019: Year in Review

Layoffs, price hikes, and a new CEO: 2019 was an eventful year for Udacity.

Manoel Cortes Mendez Dec 11th, 2019

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Udacity Continues with Nanodegree Pricing Tweaks

Udacity’s new pricing model is a combination of upfront payment and monthly subscriptions.

Dhawal Shah Nov 5th, 2019

MOOCWatch 20: Coursera’s Acquisition; Udacity’s New CEO; Top 100 MOOCs of All Time

Coursera acquires Rhyme Softworks, MOOC-based degrees continue to break new ground, and Udacity looks forward to renewed growth after several months of restructuring.

Pat Bowden Sep 15th, 2019

Gabriel Dalporto Becomes Udacity’s New CEO

After a 10-month search overseen by Sebastian Thrun, Udacity has found a new CEO in LendingTree’s former executive Gabriel Dalporto.

Manoel Cortes Mendez Sep 1st, 2019

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Udacity Lays Off 55 Employees, CEO Departs, and Sebastian Thrun Returns (Again)

Udacity’s 2021: Year in Review

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Udacity’s Final Pivot? From Silicon Valley University to Corporate Training

Georgia Tech’s Computer Science Online Master’s Leaves Udacity

Udacity China to be Shut Down, Stops Nanodegree Enrollments

Udacity Makes it Harder for Learners to Cancel Free Trials

Capturing the Hype: Year of the MOOC Timeline Explained

Udacity’s 2019: Year in Review

Udacity Continues with Nanodegree Pricing Tweaks

MOOCWatch 20: Coursera’s Acquisition; Udacity’s New CEO; Top 100 MOOCs of All Time

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