By Kasia Kovacs. New book dives deep into the profession of academic advising, offering direction on how advisers can best counsel students. Read more...
07 janvier 2017
Guiding Those Who Guide Students
Call to Action on Languages, 10 Years Later
By Elizabeth Redden. Ten years after the Modern Language Association issued a report calling for a “transformation” in the curriculum and structure of foreign language programs, to what degree have programs heeded the call. Read more...
Danish Law Restricts Students From Taking Second Degree at Same Level
By Elizabeth Redden. Denmark’s Parliament has passed a bill that restricts students who already have a university degree from pursuing a second degree program in a different field at the same or lower educational level, The Local reported. Read more...
MLA Rejects Israel Boycott
By Elizabeth Redden. Vote by Delegate Assembly was 113-79. Body approves another measure, calling on association to refrain from boycotts. Read more...
Concerns Persist About Use of DREAMers' Data
By Elizabeth Redden. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson said in a letter to Democratic lawmakers that federal authorities should not use personal information provided by young undocumented immigrants known as DREAMers for deportation-related purposes, Politico reported. Read more...
The In-and-Out List
By IHE Staff. A look at what happened in 2016 and what's to come in 2017 with Inside Higher Ed's fifth annual in-and-out list. Read more...
‘Classics, the Culture Wars and Beyond’
By Scott Jaschik. Many critics of the humanities in American higher education during the academic culture wars of the 1980s and 1990s pined for a return to the old Great Books programs. Read more...
When Colleges Rely on Adjuncts, Where Does the Money Go?
By Scott Jaschik. Colleges and universities of all kinds are increasingly relying on non-tenure-track faculty members. And administrators frequently defend their hiring choices by citing money. Read more...
Swastika Placed on Sign of Jewish College
By Scott Jaschik. The main sign of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion was vandalized with a swastika some time before people arrived on the Cincinnati campus Tuesday morning. Read more...
Ethics Panel Reprimands Wright State Trustee
By Scott Jaschik. The Ohio Ethics Committee has reprimanded Michael Bridges, president of the Wright State University Board of Trustees, for helping his son get a job at the university's research arm, The Dayton Daily News reported. Read more...
