By Doug Lederman. MIT researchers document low retention rates, enrollment declines and general affluence of students to explain why massive open online course providers have largely ditched their original model. More...
28 janvier 2019
‘My Professor Cares’
By Colleen Flaherty. Can “light-touch, targeted feedback” to students via email improve their perceptions of and performance in a class? New research says in some cases the answer is yes. More...
Why MOOCs Didn't Work, in 3 Data Points
Provosts Count More on Online Programs
By Doug Lederman. More say they will increase emphasis on and allocate "major funds" to online offerings. Survey also finds solid but not spectacular support for open educational resources, and that backing for competency-based programs is more philosophical than practical. More...
27 janvier 2019
Notre Dame Will Cover Columbus Murals
By Scott Jaschik. The University of Notre Dame announced Friday that it will cover a series of murals that depict Christopher Columbus and his famous journeys across the Atlantic.
Native American organizations have been calling for the removal of the murals, which portray Columbus as heroic and the Native Americans as beneficiaries of his arrival. Many colleges have struggled with art of earlier eras that does not reflect contemporary values of inclusiveness. More...
Affirmative Action Fight Shifts to UNC
By Scott Jaschik. Some issues are similar to those in Harvard case, but Chapel Hill's status as public university -- and some differing strategies -- could affect outcome of the case. More...
Rally and Apologies Over Racist Video at Oklahoma
By Scott Jaschik. The two women who made a video featuring blackface and the N-word -- a video that angered many at the University of Oklahoma -- issued apologies that were released by the university Tuesday. More...
New Blackface Incident at U of Oklahoma
By Scott Jaschik. The University of Oklahoma is facing another report of a person using blackface on campus. Late last week, two students (who have since withdrawn) made a video featuring blackface and the N-word. The incident has left many on campus furious over what they see as toleration of racism. More...
Another Small College Will Close
By Scott Jaschik. Green Mountain says it couldn't chart a path toward financial stability. This semester will be its last. More...
Disappearing Language Offerings
By Scott Jaschik. The lost language offerings represent a 5.3 percent decline in language offerings in the period studied in American higher education. More...
Hundreds Admitted to College in Error
By Scott Jaschik. The University of South Florida at St. Petersburg admitted nearly 700 applicants in recent days, but human error is being blamed for more than 400 of those admissions offers having been sent out incorrectly. They have since been revoked. More...
