By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Google's War on Hierarchy, and the Death of Hierarchical Folders
In Australia, and elsewhere, the system doesn’t favour academic merit, but parental wealth. Instead of meritocracy, we see a parentocracy – the actions and wealth of parents act as key determinants of a child’s academic success. More...
By Joshua Kim. I got interested in this question when looking at Amazon’s Leadership Principles. The Amazon jobs page state that, "We use our Leadership Principles every day, whether we're discussing ideas for new projects or deciding on the best approach to solving a problem. It is just one of the things that makes Amazon peculiar". More...
By Joshua Kim. Trying to make sense of the world of higher ed consulting.
Entangled, not unlike a college or university, has many different departments and divisions, each with their own specialty but all serving the same goal and mission. More...
By Joshua Kim. Fake news about Apple’s acquisition of Coursera and the company's big push into higher education.
The March 25th Apple event did not include the surprise announcement of Apple’s strategic pivot into a provider of higher education, Apple University+. More...
With careful forethought, you can successfully manage business travel and graduate school. More...
By Doug Lederman. Career Education Corporation, a publicly traded for-profit college company that has shrunk significantly from its 2010 peak enrollment of more than 100,000 and 100 campuses, has announced the purchase of Trident University International, a fully online for-profit institution with about 4,000 students. Career Education is paying between $35 million and $44 million for Trident, which was purchased by its current owner, Summit Partners, from the Touro University System for $190 million in 2007. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Survey notes that those who enroll at elite colleges have very different priorities from those who enroll elsewhere. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Southern Vermont College announced Monday that it is closing. It becomes the latest in a string of colleges -- generally small, private institutions in New England -- to close. More...
By Lindsay McKenzie. Inspired by University of California’s decision to drop its “big deal” with Elsevier, university librarians are laying the foundation to follow suit. More...
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