Skip to main content
Add as a preferred source on Google


Former ED Secretary Arne Duncan Joins Turnitin Board

  • By Dian Schaffhauser
  • 03/13/18

Duncan (Photo: Powell Photography, Inc.)

Arne Duncan has added another organization to his résumé. The former secretary for the U.S. Department of Education under President Obama recently joined the board of Turnitin, an education technology company that provides services for writing help, literacy skill development and plagiarism checking in K-12 and higher education.

Duncan currently serves as a managing partner for Emerson Collective, a philanthropic organization run by Laurene Powell Jobs that focuses on education, immigration reform, the environment and other social justice initiatives. He's also a nonresident senior fellow for the Brookings Institute with a concentration on education policy.

Turnitin noted the addition of Duncan to its board would "give the company additional insight and direction into how technology tools can drive significant change across districts, states and college systems."

"I look forward to the opportunity to work with Turnitin on scalable initiatives that support the core educational skills and promote student success in K-12, higher education and beyond," said Duncan in a prepared statement.

Duncan serves on numerous other boards, including Pluralsight, a Utah-based company that develops online courses for technology professionals; Revolution Foods, a provider of healthy foods for schools and families; the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art; and Ariel Investments, among others.

About the Author

Dian Schaffhauser is a former senior contributing editor for 1105 Media's education publications THE Journal, Campus Technology and Spaces4Learning.

Featured

  • digital graph

    Building Genuinely Data-Informed School Districts

    Schools today generate enormous amounts of data. The difference between collecting it and using it effectively often comes down to quality, access, and context.

  • Neon blue security locks with a single red highlight

    With AI, Cybersecurity Focus Shifts from Finding Flaws to Fixing Them

    For decades, one of cybersecurity's biggest challenges has been finding vulnerabilities before attackers do. A growing number of security professionals now say artificial intelligence is changing that equation, shifting the focus from discovering flaws to fixing them quickly enough to prevent exploitation.

  • Top View Shot in Elementary School Computer Science Classroom

    Education's Top 5 Technology Priorities and the Challenges Standing in the Way

    Cybersecurity ranks as the No. 1 priority for education technology leaders in the United States, according to the latest State of Ed Tech report from CoSN, yet insufficient cybersecurity staffing and the lack of a dedicated budget are key barriers.

  • Engineering team implements digital guardrails on AI

    3 Starting Points for Integrating AI Guardrails in K-12 Districts

    As education leaders start to craft an AI policy that is both practical and flexible enough to evolve with this fast-changing technology, there is at least one principle that should be foundational: AI should serve to augment human critical thinking and creativity but never replace human interaction and decision-making.