What makes a great teacher? Is it their passion for the subject? An engaging teaching style? A personal connection? For many of us, conjuring an image of a favorite teacher from the past takes us back to our early days in elementary school. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Faculty Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Scholarly Communication: Survey Findings From the University of California
Results from a large survey (1118 respondents) of academics in the University of California system. Respondents were self-selected, so the survey will skew to involved and interested in the issue. Among other things, the researchers find that "The current tenure and promotion system impedes changes in faculty behavior" and that "The disconnect between attitude and behavior is acute with regard to copyright". More...
By Elizabeth Redden. The Education Department wrote to the Duke-University of North Carolina Consortium for Middle East Studies in September threatening future funding through the Title VI program. The department raised a number of concerns about the program, including about what the department described as a “lack of balance” in that it allegedly emphasized “positive aspects of Islam” while failing to emphasize positive aspects of other religions of the region. More...
By Elizabeth Redden. Court considers whether the Trump administration lawfully ended a program that provides deportation relief and work authorization to hundreds of thousands of undocumented young people, including many college students. More...
By Madeline St. Amour. As friction on Wayne State's governing board ratchets up, some suggest waiting for the 2020 election is the only way to solve the problem. But can a university operate in neutral for a year. More...
By Madeline St. Amour. On-the-job experience is best at preparing people for success, according to young Americans surveyed for the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research Higher Education Study. More...
By Madeline St. Amour. A Los Angeles-based foundation is giving grants to address the basic needs of students to seven organizations and institutions across the country. More...
By Madeline St. Amour. Recipients of Excelencia's annual awards brought up several themes during panels at the annual ALASS Institute. More...
By Rick Seltzer. Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker signed into law Thursday an act increasing state regulators’ authority to monitor colleges’ and universities’ financial strength and requiring institutions at risk of closing to file contingency plans for students. More...
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