By Scott Jaschik. New federal study may alarm those concerned about encouraging more low-income students to enroll in college. More...
27 janvier 2019
27 janvier 2019
Judge Blocks Trump Administration Plan for Census
By Scott Jaschik. A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from adding a question on U.S. citizenship to the 2020 Census, ruling that the plan was based on Republican political goals, not the laws governing the process of collecting data on people who live in the United States. More...
27 janvier 2019
The State of the State of the Union
Scott McLemee traces the evolution of the State of the Union address from George Washington's day until our current moment. More...
27 janvier 2019
Congress in 2019: Democrat-led House oversight is likely in store for DeVos
In the past two years, with Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ leadership, the department has taken a number of steps to roll back federal regulations, in lockstep with the Trump administration’s broader playbook. More...
27 janvier 2019
Americans want to regulate AI but don’t trust anyone to do it
Americans have mixed support for the continued development of AI and overwhelmingly agree that it should be regulated, according to a new study from the Center for the Governance of AI and Oxford University’s Future of Humanity Institute. More...
27 janvier 2019
Overhauling Rules for Higher Ed
The Education Department’s proposals for upcoming negotiated rule-making process would narrow the responsibilities of accreditors and modify federal definitions for credit hour and distance education. More...
21 janvier 2019
NAFSA Advocacy Day focused on “a welcoming US”
By Viggo Stacey. NAFSA’s Advocacy Day in March gave international educators in the US the opportunity to meet with elected officials from the Senate and the House of Representatives, as well as their staff, to discuss the importance for the industry of the US appearing globally engaged and welcoming. More...
20 janvier 2019
Workshop series on community-based science communication in Latin America
Together with UNESCO and RedPop, the Science Communication Centre Rhine-Waal is going to host three workshops across Latin America, in September, which are meant to explore a diversification of what has mainly been seen as comunicación / divulgación / popularización of science. More...
18 janvier 2019
Ontario: Best-case/Worst-case Scenarios
By . You may have heard that there is a Conservative government in Ontario. You may also have heard that it is, shall we say, keen on reducing government expenditures. More...
18 janvier 2019
Looking to boost graduation rates?
Launched in fall 2018, Complete 30 is a school-wide effort to help students graduate on time and is loosely based on Complete College America’s 15 to Finish program. Students strive to complete 30 credit hours every academic year, spanning fall, spring, and summer sessions. More...
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