By Elizabeth Redden. The Trump administration had moved to end DACA, arguing that the program is unlawful and that its establishment represented an unconstitutional attempt on the part of Obama to circumvent immigration laws passed by Congress. More...
An Open Letter to the U.S. Congress
The open letter to the U.S. Congress signed by 25 Nobel prize winners has been released. It calls for support for open access to scientific materials. "When a woman goes online to find what treatment options are available to battle breast cancer, the cutting-edge, peer-reviewed research remains behind a high-fee barrier. More...
USU Instructional Technology Institute
Yesterday's unscheduled interruption in the smooth flow of newsletters was caused by travel from New Brunswick to the ITI in Logan, Utah. Internet access has been a bit of a challenge (though I'm fine now) - if you sent me email, it will be a day or two before I respond, as my email client can't cross the proxy server here in Utah. More...
College administrators are off the scale in relation to the rest of the nation in terms of their ideological leanings, contends Samuel J. Abrams. More...
Whatever the judge rules, we have seen the impact of wealth, alumni connections and athletic skill in elite college admissions, writes Nicholas Soodik. More...
Highly selective colleges enroll modestly more veterans. And 100 higher ed leaders gather in Washington this week to keep veteran enrollments rising. That's progress, right? Wick Sloane asks. More...
Techno-News Blog. According to the survey Freelancing in America 2018, released Wednesday, 93 percent of college-educated freelancers say their skill training is more useful in the work they are doing now than their college training. More...
After finding itself caught up in national debate – and, at times, outrage – over the practice of ‘facilitated communication’, University of Northern Iowa administrators have decided to no longer host an annual conference featuring the controversial technique, writes Vanessa Miller for The Gazette. More...By Alicia Cantón. Latin America, a mosaic of history, culture and natural wonders comprising 19 countries, is also a region facing important challenges – slow-growing economies, poverty, inequality, the need for quality education, institutions that must be strengthened and rising crime rates are just a few of them. More...By Paul Schulmann. The Institute of International Education’s new Open Doors report signals troubling times for United States higher education institutions. Although the total enrolment of international students increased modestly (1.5%), this estimate is somewhat misleading since it includes a 15.8% increase in students participating in Optional Practical Training (OPT). More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
