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6 janvier 2016

Academic Freedom, Tenure & the U.S. Higher Education System

By Kris Olds. 2015 is surely one of the most momentous years in a long time regarding debates about tenure, academic freedom, the Wisconsin Idea, budget cuts, etc. Yesterday’s balanced article (‘Tenure or Bust‘) by Colleen Flaherty, in Inside Higher Ed, is but the latest of a series of nuanced pieces Ms. Flaherty has produced this year about the unfolding of higher education debates in this Midwest U.S. state of 5.75 million people. Read more...

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6 janvier 2016

Math Geek Mom: The Twelve Days of Finals (in a Math department)

By Rosemarie Emanuele. From her preschool days, my daughter liked to change the rules of board games to create new games. These last few weeks, she has been, instead, creating new words to typical holiday songs. Intrigued with her creativity, I gave it a try myself, something that I tried last year, with “Twas the weekend before finals.” I am not as good at this as my daughter is, but here are the results of my efforts for 2015. Read more...

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6 janvier 2016

Challenging Conventional Wisdom

By Barbara Fister. Sometimes, what everybody knows turns out to be a little shaky once you track down the source material. Read more...

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5 janvier 2016

Best Intersession Class You Ever Took

By Matt Reed. What’s the best intersession class you ever took?
I’ll narrow it down. By “intersession” I mean a very short-term class, typically offered for two or three weeks in January. More...

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5 janvier 2016

The Uncounted Cost of Spurned Transfer

By Matt Reed. I was heartened to see on Friday that the CCRC, the Aspen Institute, and Public Agenda are teaming up to work on the issues around community college students losing credits when they transfer to four-year schools. More...

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5 janvier 2016

Friday Fragments - December 11, 2015

By Matt Reed. To paraphrase Mencken, the country is getting what it wants, and getting it good and hard. According to this study from the Pew Research Center, the middle class is no longer the majority in America. More...

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5 janvier 2016

Undeclared

By Matt Reed. This one is an unapologetic attempt to steal ideas.
For the educators out there: what does your college do with students who don’t know what they want to major in. More...

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5 janvier 2016

GM, Lyft, and Higher Education

By Joshua Kim. General Motors is investing $500 million in the ride-sharing / Uber competing service Lyft. The NYTimes reports that the GM investment goes beyond financial backing, as the two companies will be collaborating an “autonomous on-demand network of self-driving cars”. Read more...

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5 janvier 2016

Working on the Road

By Shira Lurie. Grad school often necessitates travel. Whether it’s visiting family and friends, attending conferences, or working in archives, we are frequently on the road. While these trips can be a welcome break from daily routines, I have found them to be quite disruptive. Read more...

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5 janvier 2016

Blackboard CEO Addresses Sale Rumors

Speaking to reporters during a media event at the company's new headquarters, Blackboard CEO Jay Bhatt on Wednesday addressed the rumors that the company is exploring a sale that could value it at around $3 billion. The rumor surfaced in July after a report from Reuters. Read more...

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