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31 octobre 2018

Fit In, Stand Out or Do Nothing

HomeThose are the three ways colleges and universities can respond in the face of the disruption that some predict could capsize many of them, write Eli Bildner and Allison Dulin Salisbury. They offer advice for staying relevant. More...
31 octobre 2018

Python in Residence

HomeScott McLemee reviews John Cleese's new book, Professor at Large: The Cornell Years, a selection of lectures and colloquies from his time moonlighting as an Ivy League don. More...
31 octobre 2018

In Defense of Viewpoint Diversity

HomeIt can help produce novel solutions to problems, counteract confirmation bias and expand the range of topics that researchers consider, writes Christopher Freiman. More...
31 octobre 2018

Ethical College Admissions: Applying to Service Academies

HomeOne of the few things Democrats and Republicans in Washington agree on is that bipartisanship no longer exists. Of course, they have different answers about who deserves the blame for that. More...
31 octobre 2018

Preparing for the Post-LMS World

HomeIf it isn’t already, the learning management system will soon be obsolete, Jonathan Rees argues. Let’s replace it in ways that treat professors like the professionals they are. More...
31 octobre 2018

The FAFSA Challenge

HomeThe annual struggle is nearly upon us. With the Oct. 1 date for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid nearly here, we in the higher education policy world face a daunting task: continually pushing for further FAFSA simplification, without inadvertently deterring the very students who most stand to benefit. More...
31 octobre 2018

The People v. Expert Authority

HomeThe expression “low-information voter” always amounts to tacit self-flattery. Everyone using it implicitly exempts themselves. But almost a century has passed since Walter Lippmann denounced “the myth of the omnicompetent citizen,” and the problems facing any electorate have in the meantime kept on growing in scale, variety and complexity. More...
31 octobre 2018

How Higher Ed Must Support Arab Women

HomeLian Ryan-Hume, the first-ever Arab Israeli to win a Rhodes scholarship, argues that, for Arab women to advance, higher education must prioritize diversity.
It’s hard to ignore all the truly amazing women who shatter gender stereotypes and break the proverbial glass ceiling through their social, economic, cultural and political achievements. Yet in the Arab world, women still face stark challenges on all of these fronts. More...
31 octobre 2018

Ethical College Admissions: The NACAC Meeting

HomeThe annual gathering of thousands provides insights into challenges facing the admissions profession and the organization, writes Jim Jump. More...
31 octobre 2018

Enemies of the People?

HomeIn the face of the administration's attacks on the press, Greg Britton questions whether his work as a scholarly publisher really differs from that of journalists. More...
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