Seen by more than a billion people when it was broadcast earlier that year, the support for rebroadcast in the TV lounge of the Middlebrook Hall honors dorm on the eve of finals week was as unanimous as it was inexplicable. More...
Community colleges are playing for keeps
In San Antonio, Texas, men’s basketball teams from two higher ed institutions will soon play for a national title to conclude the “March Madness” tournament. The NCAA Division I championship will air in prime time on national television, with hundreds of media members on hand to chronicle the game. More...
Paying college adjuncts in full
When adjunct faculty assembled in November 2017 at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, it wasn’t for curricula conversation. Instead, after voting to form a union earlier in the year, they were rallying for better pay. More...
Mentorships demystify college to career transitions
Mentorship is widely regarded as a high-impact practice in various learning environments—from hospitals to science laboratories to leadership development programs. More...
Higher ed compliance management education programs
The emergence of two new degree programs and two graduate certificates shows the complexity of compliance. More...
College leaders: Embrace your mistakes
We are in the business of teaching and learning. So why not expand our learning and explore our mistakes—and the lessons we absorb from them. More...
Technology providers on protecting against unexpected vulnerabilities
The most important thing organizations can do is ensure they have visibility into every layer of their IT environment—from the network perimeter all the way down to the endpoints. The more an IT team knows about what is connected to the network, the more effectively they can secure it. More...
They called my university a PhD factory – now I understand why
Senior academics warned that my university cared more about cheap labour than launching academic careers. It turns out they were right. More...
Is there still time to save the Open University from slow strangulation?
Plans to cut staff and courses threaten the OU’s specific mission of making tertiary education open to all. More...
Universities offer to maintain pension benefits while peace talks continue
Universities UK makes offer in order to end 14 days of disruptive strike action until end of summer term. More...