By Matt Reed. Last year I tried to capture the tension between the culture of artisanal production and the need for scale by reference to an anecdote from Tina Fey’s book Bossypants. This week Malcolm Gladwell did it better with a reference to curing cancer. More...

By Matt Reed. I was heartened to see on Friday that the CCRC, the Aspen Institute, and Public Agenda are teaming up to work on the issues around community college students losing credits when they transfer to four-year schools. More...

By Matt Reed. To paraphrase Mencken, the country is getting what it wants, and getting it good and hard. According to this study from the Pew Research Center, the middle class is no longer the majority in America. More...

By Thomas Carey. Let us face it - the expectation from our faculty, student, staff and alumnae in terms of technology and library services is sky high and all of us are struggling to figure out how best to support them. Read more...

By Thomas Carey. A post last month in this column gave a quick summary of two recent reports on the emergence of academic units focused on support innovation in teaching and learning:  one from the Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation in the University System of Maryland and one prepared for the American Council on Education by the Huron Consulting Group. Read more...

By Joshua Kim. General Motors is investing $500 million in the ride-sharing / Uber competing service Lyft. The NYTimes reports that the GM investment goes beyond financial backing, as the two companies will be collaborating an “autonomous on-demand network of self-driving cars”. Read more...

By Joshua Kim. In 2016 I will say 3 things about the intersection of learning and technology. Call it message discipline. Call it a lack of imagination. Ask if I’m only saying 3 things why I can’t be replaced by a robot or a well-trained gorilla. Read more...