Construction cones and chain link fences may obscure some of the view of the historic Mirror Lake District , but the pace of progress is moving fast at the iconic setting on The Ohio State University campus. More...
26 octobre 2017
26 octobre 2017
Sessions condemns 'political correctness' on campus
Attorney General Jeff Sessions condemned what he derided as political correctness gone wild on university campuses across the U.S., but especially the University of California, Berkeley. More...
26 octobre 2017
Do we need to rethink what college means?
There are two ways to look at America's college-for-all movement. On the one hand, it represents a rare policy success: Today, 90 percent of high school graduates enroll in college within eight years of graduating from high school, up from 45 percent in 1960. More...
26 octobre 2017
Shifting from access to success with data
Colleges and universities across the United States have historically been judged on the basis of their ability to create access for students, making enrollment numbers one of the key metrics in determining institutional success. More...
26 octobre 2017
Ill. university rankings among reforms offered
Illinois public universities could be pitted against each other for resources under a proposal from two Twin City-area legislators. More...
26 octobre 2017
Business initiative aims at economic growth through higher ed
For the next 100 days, a coalition of business and higher education leaders will push an aggressive agenda for state funding of public colleges and universities, with an eye toward programs that prepare students for jobs that industry needs filled and help restore the state's diminished business ranking. More...
26 octobre 2017
Lessons from a VFA journey
For years, Western Iowa Tech Community College (WITCC) observed, noted and raised concerns regarding the mismatch between the community college mission to impact a diverse range of students and communities, and the ill-fitting standards used to measure college efficacy. More...
26 octobre 2017
New paint colors invented by neural network
New paint colors invented by neural network
Janelle C. Shane, Postcards from the Frontiers of Science, Tumblr, 2017/05/24
Do two people see the same thing when they see the colour blue? Probably not. And if one of them is a computer, almost certainly not. Computers see colours in RGB values, and humans... something else. More...
26 octobre 2017
College makes sense for the elite, but it might not for the working class
College makes sense for the elite, but it might not for the working class
Joan Williams, 2017/05/24
While people in the lower classes are told that attending a good college is the ticket to success, the reality is far different, according to the author. Getting into an elite college gets you in the door, but access to opportunities depends not on your education but on your social capital. More...
26 octobre 2017
All That We Share
All That We Share
TV2Danmark, YouTube, 2017/05/24
I've been listening to the recent discussion on white privilege (including a show on CBC as I type). Some of the discussion centers around a worksheet being used in local schools. It makes people uncomfortable, and as has been noted, it's hard to explain white privilege to a broke white person. Race is not of course the only sort of privilege (or lack of privilege) a person can experience. More...
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