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		fastball 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Triple Failure of 2U, EdX, and Axim Yep, definitely 2U's $800M mistake, not Harvard and MIT. They made off like bandits.

michaelt 11 months ago [–]

Many universities like to claim that their mission is to educate the next generation of citizens and leaders, rather than to make off like bandits.

Some would call it a failure to uphold that mission, even if it was good for their bank balance.

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