By Carl Straumsheim. The American Library Association and 16 other organizations on Tuesday formed a coalition to advocate for media and technology policy making that emphasizes access, openness and privacy. Read more...
17 décembre 2016
17 décembre 2016
Acceptance Letters Through Snapchat
By Carl Straumsheim. The University of Wisconsin at Green Bay has begun notifying applicants that they have been accepted through the messaging app Snapchat, WBAY reported. Read more...
17 décembre 2016
The ‘Computerless’ Computer Lab
By Carl Straumsheim. After realizing virtually all students bring their own laptops to campus, Wisconsin liberal arts college opened an unorthodox computer lab. Read more...
17 décembre 2016
How to Measure Impact
By Carl Straumsheim. Elsevier explains the thought process behind CiteScore, its new journal impact metrics. Critics worry about potential conflicts of interest. Read more...
17 décembre 2016
Facing the ‘Cliff Edge’ of Brexit
By Jack Grove for Times Higher Education. Restricting the free movement of students and academics from the European Union after Brexit is likely to have a “sudden and damaging impact” to U.K. universities and E.U. student numbers could fall by two-thirds, the University of Cambridge has warned. Read more...
17 décembre 2016
Think Tank Trouble?
By Rick Seltzer. University-affiliated research centers face a fight for funding and an assault on experts, but few think institutions will be able to resist future ventures. Read more...
17 décembre 2016
The High School Graduate Plateau
By Rick Seltzer. High school graduates are projected to come from increasingly diverse backgrounds, even as overall levels plateau -- posing a challenge for colleges and universities. Read more...
17 décembre 2016
Looking for Low-Income Students
By Rick Seltzer. A new effort to enroll low- and moderate-income undergraduates at colleges and universities with high graduation rates is being announced today in an attempt to have more students from modest backgrounds graduate from prestigious campuses seen as opening doors to top careers. Read more...
17 décembre 2016
Moody's Sees Stable Outlook for Higher Ed in 2017
By Rick Seltzer. The outlook for nonprofit U.S. higher education continues to be stable heading into 2017, but issues lurk that could drag on the sector in the future, Moody’s Investors Service said Tuesday. Read more...
17 décembre 2016
Intellectual Property Problems
By Rick Seltzer. New book highlights intellectual property practices that the author says are dangerous for the public's interest in higher ed. Read more...
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