Minerva Project
The Minerva Project is a for-profit educational organization that provides technology, infrastructure and support services for the Minerva Schools at KGI, a four-year undergraduate program created by the Minerva Project and Keck Graduate Institute.[1][2] According to its founder, Ben Nelson, the Minerva Project provides “a reinvented university experience for bright and motivated students.”[3]
History
The Minerva Project was founded by CEO and Chairman Ben Nelson in 2011 and received a $25 million seed investment from Benchmark Capital in 2012 — which was, at the time, the largest seed-stage funding in the venture capital firm’s history.[4][5][6] The Minerva Project announced a partnership with Keck Graduate Institute to form the Minerva Schools at KGI in 2013.[7]. A book describing the Minerva Project's origins is now available. [8]
References
- ^ Wood, Graeme (13 August 2014). "The Future of College?". No. September 2014. The Atlantic. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ Farr, Christina (6 January 2014). "This entrepreneur is trying to create a 'perfect university' to displace Harvard & Yale". VentureBeat. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ NPR Staff (9 April 2014). "Debate: In An Online World, Are Brick And Mortar Colleges Obsolete?". NPR. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ Weissman, Jordan (5 April 2012). "Can This 'Online Ivy' University Change the Face of Higher Education?". The Atlantic. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ Primack, Dan (3 April 2012). "Reinventing the Ivy League". Fortune.
- ^ Kamenetz, Anya (4 April 2012). "Minerva Project Scores $25 Million In Seed Money To Build A New Elite University Online". Fast Company. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "Minerva Project and KGI Partner to Launch the Minerva Schools at KGI". Reuters. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ Building the Intentional University: Minerva and the Future of Higher Education, edited by founders Stephen M. Kosslyn and Ben Nelson, with a foreword by Senator Bob Kerrey.