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24 octobre 2015

Major Delay in Obtaining ACT Scores

HomeStudents and colleges are being told by ACT that test scores from September are delayed because of high volume of test takers and because of longer scoring time for a new writing test. Students and colleges are frustrated and some fear missing some early decision deadlines. Read more...

24 octobre 2015

Dildos, Nerf Guns and Real Guns

HomeCritics of the new "campus carry" law that will go into effect in Texas next year have become creative. First we had the Campus (Dildo) Carry campaign in which students are pledging to carry around dildos (banned by state law in open display as obscene) to raise questions about what is and isn't illegal to have at a Texas college. Read more...

24 octobre 2015

The Case for Blind Analysis

HomeCould blind analysis of data — meaning that an investigator or computer program obscures data values or labels, or both, and that, more generally, as much analysis as possible is done “in the dark” in relation to expected results — help decrease bias towards certain research findings. Read more...

24 octobre 2015

NCAA Urged to Revamp Academic Metrics

HomeThe Drake Group, an organization pushing for more emphasis on academics in college sports, urged the National Collegiate Athletic Association on Wednesday to discontinue using the metrics it uses to determine academic eligibility. Read more...

24 octobre 2015

Report Questions Nonprofit Conversions

HomeA new report from the Century Foundation questions the legitimacy of four former for-profit colleges' recent transformations to nonprofit status. Those institutions are "covert for-profits," according to the report, "where owners have managed to affix a nonprofit label to their colleges while engineering substantial ongoing personal financial benefits for themselves." Read more...

24 octobre 2015

Delegating Tips

HomeBy Kerry Ann Rockquemore. Thanks for your advice on the importance of delegating. My problem is that I know I should delegate lots of things, but I don’t have anybody to delegate them to! I have no TAs, no RAs, and my small department doesn’t even have a full-time staff person. I feel like I’m on my own here and overwhelmed with minutiae. Read more...

24 octobre 2015

Interview Like Rembrandt, Not Picasso

HomeBy Thomas Magaldi. The painting that I remember most from my first visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art was a life-size image of Joan of Arc painted by Jules Bastien-Lepage. Even an artistically challenged teenager could recognize that the artist was depicting an angelic apparition to Joan of Arc in her garden. Read more...

24 octobre 2015

Dealing With Difficult People

HomeBy Larry D. Lauer. I once witnessed a president’s spouse whose involvement in internal operations disrupted and confused the staff. She had been a public relations executive in a prior life, and an unwitting trustee made a comment when her husband was hired that made her think she had an open door to get involved in university communications. Read more...

24 octobre 2015

Making a Mentorship Work

HomeBy Susan L. Phillips and Susan T. Dennison. Many new faculty members wonder if getting a mentor to help them get started and advance in academe is a good idea. If you are one of them, and you are considering a mentoring relationship, you may be asking yourself if it will be worth the time and effort. Read more...

24 octobre 2015

Buried Under Email

HomeBy Kerry Ann Rockquemore. Thank you for being brave enough to admit the size of your inbox! Many people find that a high volume of old and unopened emails is stressful and creates a feeling of perpetual overwhelm. Read more...

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