Submitted by Matt Zalaznick. For generations of Americans, a college degree was the best way to advance. These days, it may be a way to avoid losing ground. More...
31 août 2016
31 août 2016
New Mexico community college to vote on transgender policy update
Submitted by Matt Zalaznick. An update to San Juan College’s nondiscrimination policy that includes support for transgender and gender nonconforming students will be considered for approval during the college board's meeting Tuesday night. More...
31 août 2016
Over 60% of Americans back tuition-free college
Submitted by Matt Zalaznick. Tuition and fees at a four-year public university averaged $9,410 this past academic year. Now a majority of Americans want to cut that price down to zero. More...
31 août 2016
How higher ed can embrace diversity in an evolving workforce
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Less than a generation ago, the American labor pool was whiter and older, according to government demographic statistics. But the most recent data point to a rapidly changing workforce, one defined by greater diversity, a retiring baby boomer generation, and a technologically savvy millennial audience. More...31 août 2016
Ambassador's online bookstore features higher degree of customization
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Ambassador Education Solutions, the innovator in course materials and content integration programs, today launched its new Online Bookstore solution. More...31 août 2016
Study finds Chinese students excel in critical thinking. Until college.
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Chinese primary and secondary schools are often derided as grueling, test-driven institutions that churn out students who can recite basic facts but have little capacity for deep reasoning. More...31 août 2016
The cost of free college
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Bernie Sanders may be out as a presidential contender, but his proposal to make public college free has worked its way into Hillary Clinton’s education plan. More...31 août 2016
Long-neglected maintenance threatens to escalate college cost
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Akerman Hall is a gateway to the complex that houses the University of Minnesota’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. But wandering through it is more like an experience in archeology. More...31 août 2016
Cengage Learning integrates free digital portfolio access into MindTap
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Cengage Learning announced today the integration of the Pathbrite digital portfolio app into MindTap, Cengage Learning's flagship learning platform. Automatically available to more than one million MindTap users this fall, the integration grants current students free lifetime access to a Pathbrite digital portfolio. More...31 août 2016
Two-thirds of Americans support free college tuition
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. This might be an idea whose time has come: Nearly two-thirds of Americans are in favor of free college for everyone, and about three-quarters think at least some people should be eligible for free college, a new survey shows. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)