By Scott Jaschik. A man wearing a swastika armband appeared at the University of Florida on Tuesday and Thursday, with his second visit setting off a sustained protest by students and faculty members who chanted their anger at him, The Gainesville Sun reported. Read more...
Report: Washington Shooter Is Fan of Yiannopoulos, Trump
By Scott Jaschik. Much confusion has surrounded a shooting Friday night at the University of Washington, amid protests over the appearance there of Milo Yiannopoulos, the Breitbart writer whose inflammatory comments upset many on the campuses he visits. Read more...
Michigan Sets Principles for Renaming Buildings
By Scott Jaschik. The University of Michigan has adopted a series of principles to guide officials when there are requests to rename buildings. The announcement stressed that these were general principles and not a checklist. Read more...
Swastika Chalked on Statue of Founder of Rice
By Scott Jaschik. Over the weekend, swastika graffiti appeared and unnerved people in Chicago, Houston and New York City. In Houston, the incident was on the campus of Rice University, where someone chalked a swastika and "Trump" on a statue of the university's founder, The Houston Chronicle reported. Read more...
California Launches the Nation’s Largest Community College Course Exchange
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Even the most driven students are stuck if the classes they need aren’t available. At best they have to wait another semester to enroll. More...
United States of Knowledge
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Coursera has released a map of learning regions across the US based on relative popularity of online course topics on Coursera. More...
Twin Lakes offers “lovely balance” between online and classroom learning
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. An Orillia high school is offering twin styles of learning. The innovative blended learning course at Twin Lakes Secondary School is a unique entry, featuring both online curriculum and face-to-face learning with a teacher in a computer lab. More...
ACE Releases Paper Exploring Intersection Between College Instruction and Student Outcomes
Effective college instruction leads to engaged and successful students who are more likely to be satisfied with their education and earn a postsecondary degree, finds a paper released today by ACE. More...
ACE, USA Funds to Explore How Effective College Instruction Can Lead to Greater Student Success
ACE and USA Funds today announced a groundbreaking collaboration to examine higher education instruction and assess the connections between quality teaching and student success. More...
Aligning Demographic Shifts and College Participation: Increasing Latino Degree Attainment
Opportunity in the United States—to secure a good job and career and contribute to the community—increasingly depends on having a postsecondary credential. And in the future, the country will thrive only to the extent that we provide this opportunity to the millions of Americans who need it. More...