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NEW YORK, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, McGraw-Hill Education announced plans to make McGraw-Hill LearnSmart(TM) - its industry-leading adaptive learning program that is proven to help students study more efficiently and perform better in class - available for students to purchase directly in time for fall classes. This marks the first time that McGraw-Hill Higher Education, traditionally a business-to-business company that sells to instructors and institutions, has marketed...
NEW YORK, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) today filed an initial Form 10 Registration Statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing is in connection with the previously announced separation of the Corporation into McGraw-Hill Financial and McGraw-Hill Education. "The filing of the Form 10 is another important step toward separation and the establishment of McGraw-Hill Financial and McGraw-Hill Education as leading...
NEW YORK, July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) has named Charles E. "Ed" Haldeman Jr. to its Board of Directors, effective today. The addition of Mr. Haldeman brings the total number of Directors to 13 from 12. Mr. Haldeman, 63, was until earlier this year CEO of Freddie Mac, the publicly traded mortgage company. He announced in October 2011 that he would step down as chief executive this year. Mr. Haldeman joined Freddie Mac in 2009, a year after...
NEW YORK, June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw-Hill Construction (http://construction.com/), part of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), today announced that Laura Viscusi, Vice-President Integrated Media for McGraw-Hill Construction, and Publisher, Architectural Record, has won min's "Sales Executive of the Year" Award in the Sales Team Leader, Single Title, B2B category. The award ceremony took place at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. The event honors the most successful...
NEW YORK, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw-Hill Construction (http://construction.com/), part of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), today released its 2012 Dodge Construction Outlook Midyear Update projections, which revise the forecasts provided last October at the firm's annual Outlook Conference in Washington DC. The Outlook Midyear Update predicts that total construction starts for the U.S. will increase 2% this year to $445 billion, up from the $434 billion reported...
NEW YORK, June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw-Hill Education CEO Lloyd "Buzz" Waterhouse today announced a restructuring of the company's international business in order to create an integrated organization that leverages content, global distribution, and regional expertise to better capitalize on higher education, professional, and school publishing opportunities around the world. Philip Ruppel, president of McGraw-Hill Professional and a 30-year publishing industry veteran, has...
NEW YORK, June 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) today announced the appointment of Lloyd G. "Buzz" Waterhouse as President and Chief Executive Officer of McGraw-Hill Education, effective June 14. Mr. Waterhouse, a former Chief Executive Officer of Harcourt Education, had a distinguished 26 year career at IBM where he was General Manager of E-Business Services and President, Asia Pacific Services Corporation. Mr. Waterhouse will report to Harold...
NEW YORK, June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Harold McGraw III, chairman, president and CEO, and Jack Callahan, executive vice president and CFO, of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), will present at the Stifel Nicolaus 2012 Internet & Media Conference on June 19 in New York City. Mr. McGraw and Mr. Callahan are scheduled to speak from 9:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Eastern Time. The presentation will be webcast (audio only) and may include forward-looking information....
NEW YORK, June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw-Hill Higher Education today announced an expansion of its groundbreaking content and course integration service, McGraw-Hill Campus, through a strategic partnership with Instructure(TM). The partnership will enable a deeper integration of McGraw-Hill Campus within Canvas across the country, making it even easier for instructors and students to access the comprehensive digital resources provided through McGraw-Hill Campus. McGraw-Hill...
NEW YORK, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw-Hill Higher Education today announced the winners of the Get Connected and Win video contest, designed to showcase how students engage with digital course content and learning tools to improve their academic performance. The contest solicited video submissions from students at universities and colleges around the country explaining how they use McGraw-Hill Connect®, the company's online learning platform, to enhance studying, raise...
