The Arkansas 529 College Investing Plan administered by the Arkansas State Treasurer’s office has partnered with GiftofCollege.com to offer gift card registries for all Arkansas 529 college savings accounts. More...
23 décembre 2017
23 décembre 2017
Senate candidates share thoughts on public college, funding for sanctuary cities
The Sentinel & Enterprise asked the four candidates seeking the state Senate seat in the Worcester and Middlesex District a series of 10 questions on regional and state issues. This is the fifth installment of their replies. More...
23 décembre 2017
Involving end users and executive sponsors
Every system implementation project, large and small, carries both technical and change management risks. However, early and effective engagement with project stakeholders can mitigate these risks. More...
21 décembre 2017
5 ways the proposed PROSPER Act could impact students
For the first time in nearly a decade, the United States Congress is about to take up legislation to upgrade the Higher Education Act – the federal law that governs how the federal government supports and regulates higher education institutions. More...21 décembre 2017
'Uneasy Street' and the Economic Anxieties of the Non-Tenurable
By Joshua Kim. What binds the affluent of NYC and the growing numbers of non-tenurable alternative academics on U.S. campuses? Worry. Anxiety. An obsession with those with greater privilege and security. And a tendency of some of us question our existential place in our respective communities. More...
21 décembre 2017
It's Not Over
By John Warner. The split vote the five FCC commissioners held today that rolled back net neutrality rules turned out as expected. Three men voted in favor of large vertically-integrated telecom companies having a free hand. Two women voted for continuing the consumer protections that have been in place (well, in various places) for some years. More...
20 décembre 2017
Ask the Administrator: Am I Ready?
20 décembre 2017
Skin in the Game, Redux
By Matt Reed. Most versions of “skin in the game” require colleges to shoulder some risk when student loan default rates go above a certain level. The theory behind it is that if colleges know that poor performance will cost them, they’ll either raise their game or get out of areas in which they can’t. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)