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New advisory board aims to improve workforce outcomes for learners
According to a Gallup study, while 96 percent of Chief Academic Officers rate their institution as either very or somewhat effective at preparing students for the world of work, only 11 percent of business leaders strongly agree graduating students have the skills and competencies that their business needs. More...
Choosing a college? Now there’s an app for that
By . Boston-based app developer LTG Exam Platform has introduced a new feature to their free adaptive standardized test prep apps, Prep4SAT and Prep4GMAT, that aims to match students with their ideal colleges. More...
Oregon Promise leaves students doubting
By Alfred Diaz. High school seniors across Oregon are having visions of free-tuition fairies dance in their heads through the state’s Oregon Promise program. More...
Partnership brings immersive tech to science education
Cyber Science 3D, a creator of virtual reality in the education space, and Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, are partnering to create a new line of educational science products for the school and academic library markets. More...
Our Good IHE Conversation
By Joshua Kim. I really like reading Farhad Manjoo.
His NYTimes columns are always smart, informed, and well-written. Read more...
How Would You Answer These 9 Reimagine Education Questions?
By Joshua Kim. Congratulations. You are at a conference. You’ve been asked to do a 15 minute video interview. You have been given the questions before the interview. How would you answer?
This is not theoretical. Read more...
Has Political Correctness Run Amok?
By Philip Altbach and Liz Reisberg. Recent student demands to rename and retract names of courses, academic programs and research centers, to include “triggers” in course syllabi, as well as to cancel speakers deemed offensive to specific university campus constituents have already received much attention in the media. Read more...
Creating a Healthy Union-Administration Relationship
By Yves Salomon-Fernandez. Six years ago when I came to our college, the relationship between the three unions on campus and the administration was fractured, to say the least. Members of the union often took to the press to air their concerns and grievances. There was little trust among the faculty, staff, and the executive team. More...