By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. NCAA refuses to adopt rules that would have let it punish colleges for major academic misconduct. The decision reinforces the perception of the association as overly lenient toward institutions with major sports programs. More...
For Work-Life Balance, Loaf and Invite the Soul
Zachary Michael Jack remembers a colleague who taught him life lessons that were as valuable -- and then some -- as the merely strategic advice of how to impress superiors, win tenure and climb the academic ladder. More...
We Must Save Independent Student Newsrooms
Colleges should provide no-strings-attached support for the perspective that student journalists offer -- even if it is occasionally uncomfortable to read, Diane McFarlin andFrank LoMonte argue. More...
Surviving the College Tours
After nearly 30 years in higher education leadership, much of it in enrollment management, I have the through-the-looking-glass experience of being the parent of a rising high school senior. More...
Faculty Members Are the Key to Solving the Retention Challenge
It is essential to build a culture of success for students in the classroom, department by department, writes Carl J. Strikwerda. More...
Elon Musk Says The Gap Between Us And AI Is Like The Difference Between Chimps And Humans
“Can a chimpanzee really understand humans? Not really,” he said. “We just seem like strange aliens. They mostly just care about other chimpanzees. And this will be how it is, more or less.” More...
Analytics can help universities better support students’ learning
For a start, universities can use the data to generate predictions of students’ performance, which are then fed into early alert systems with other information such as the students’ current semester study load and their previous semesters’ cumulative grade point average. More...
How Harvard’s Most Popular Class Became a ‘Lifestyle’
Traditionalists may look aghast at CS50, Harvard’s introductory computer science course, which last year became the school’s most popular course of any kind. More...
Regis University’s technology systems targeted by “malicious threat” likely from outside the country
Student, staff and faculty can keep updated on the situation through a new website and text message alerts. More...
Expérience et compétences : un lien à établir
Les compétences d'une personne se fondent sur son expérience. Encore faut-il savoir raconter celle-ci pour prouver celles-là. Plus...