By and . At the same time, imitation appears to act as a form of “social glue”: we tend to like those who imitate us, and unconsciously imitate the people we like. Studies suggest that this can have surprising effects on our social interactions. Being imitated can increase the trust you have in a total stranger, prompt you to give more to charity, and see you leaving a bigger tip at the end of your meal. More...
By and . The State College of Florida recently scrapped tenure for incoming faculty. New professors at this public university will be hired on the basis of annual contracts that the school can decline to renew at any time. More...
By , and . After eight years, the Abigail Fisher case finally has been put to rest. In a landmark judgment on June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of race-conscious affirmative action in university admissions. More...
By Joshua Kim. Carl Straumsheim's excellent article, Virtual Reality on the Horizon, has got me thinking about the conversations I expect to have on my campus about VR over the next few years. Read more...By Joshua Kim. Strategic institutional investments in learning can be tricky to spot. By Joshua Kim. The day when your president/provost/dean proclaims that your institution is not a university - but a platform - is a day when you should be deeply worried. Read more...By Joshua Kim. Empire of Things could be read as a companion book to Thomas Piketty’s surprise 2014 hit Capital in the Twenty-First Century. Read more...By Joshua Kim. So Amazon is going after the education market. Amazon Inspire is... "By Joshua Kim. Going off campus means leaving good WiFi. Wherever we go, the WiFi will be worse than where we came./https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
