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Kaplan (GHC) was named a 2025 Inc. Power Partner Award winner on November 5, 2025, marking its second consecutive year receiving the honor. The award recognizes leading B2B organizations that support business growth through partnerships. Kaplan highlights its All Access License®, launched in 2022, which has helped tens of thousands of students collectively save more than $48 million in out-of-pocket costs. The company also promotes employee education benefits, career coaching, and customized university partnerships to address skills gaps and workforce readiness.

Kaplan survey of 220 U.S. college admissions officers (July–Aug 2025) finds most schools still lack formal rules on generative AI use in admissions essays.

Key figures: 2% allow AI to write essays, 30% ban writing with AI, 68% have no policy; 27% allow AI for brainstorming; 21% allow AI feedback. Half of officers hold an unfavorable view of GenAI in admissions.

Graham Holdings (NYSE: GHC) reported third-quarter 2025 results for the period ended September 30, 2025. Q3 revenue was $1,278.9 million, up 6% year-over-year; operating income was $67.1 million, down 18% year-over-year. Net income attributable was $122.9 million ($27.91 diluted EPS), driven in part by a $84.8 million gain on marketable equity securities. Nine-month revenue was $3,660.5 million, up 3%, and adjusted operating cash flow (non-GAAP) was $309.5 million for the first nine months. The company completed acquisitions and dispositions in 2025 and repurchased 3,978 Class B shares year-to-date.

Key division moves: education and healthcare grew, while television broadcasting and automotive declined.

Hampden-Sydney College (GHC) is partnering with Kaplan to provide free access to Kaplan’s All Access License for all current undergraduates and alumni, covering prep for the GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT and other licensing/credential exams plus professional skills courses like data literacy, Python, and math fundamentals.

The program claims Kaplan has saved tens of thousands of students more than $48 million in out-of-pocket costs since 2022; Kaplan lists several higher-education partners and recent state-level pilots.

Graham Media Group (NYSE: GHC) appointed Michael Storm as Vice President & General Counsel effective Oct. 24, 2025.

Storm joins from The Walt Disney Company, where he served as Senior Counsel for Disney Entertainment and previously worked in labor relations and at Fisher Phillips. He will oversee legal operations, employment and labor relations, regulatory compliance, and business development for Graham Media Group. Storm holds a BS from Cornell ILR and a JD from Notre Dame and is an active member of The Florida Bar. He also mentors students and volunteers with local animal shelters.

Graham Media Group (NYSE: GHC) appointed Michael Storm as Vice President & General Counsel effective Oct. 24, 2025.

Storm joins from The Walt Disney Company, where he served as Senior Counsel for Disney Entertainment and previously worked in labor relations and at Fisher Phillips. He will oversee legal operations, employment and labor relations, regulatory compliance, and business development for Graham Media Group. Storm holds a BS from Cornell ILR and a JD from Notre Dame and is an active member of The Florida Bar. He also mentors students and volunteers with local animal shelters.

Kaplan (NYSE: GHC) was named to the 2025 America’s Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces list on October 21, 2025, recognizing its employee experience and retention efforts.

Key highlights include Kaplan’s remote-community programs, the Develop U virtual conference (about 60 sessions annually), an eight-week Emerging Leader program, and formal recognition programs such as Kaplan Way Awards and Spirit of Kaplan. Research by Best Practice Institute surveyed more than 2.8 million U.S. employees using the Love of Workplace Index® and advanced sentiment analysis.

Kaplan (NASDAQ:GHC) announced that All Access License was named a winner in Tech & Learning’s 2025 Awards of Excellence: Back to School. The program provides school-wide access to Kaplan test prep for graduate admissions, licensure, credentialing and workforce readiness with zero out-of-pocket costs for students.

Since its 2022 launch, tens of thousands of students have saved a collective $47 million. Institutional wins include statewide and system agreements covering 12 Illinois public universities (plus a five-college pilot) and a 1,500‑student SUNY EOP collaboration. The program has earned multiple industry awards.

Kaplan (GHC) survey of admissions officers signals continued pressure in law school admissions for 2025-2026, driven largely by politics and a surge in LSAT prep demand.

Key findings: nearly 20% applicant increase last cycle; 90% of respondents expect 2025-2026 to be at least as competitive; 62% view the U.S. political climate as a major or primary driver. Kaplan polled admissions officers at 82 ABA-accredited law schools between July and August 2025.