By Scott Jaschik. Professors tell students "what to say, and more ominously, what to think," new education secretary says in her first sustained criticism of higher education. Read more...
13 mars 2017
13 mars 2017
Trump Vows to Support Historically Black Colleges
By Scott Jaschik. In his Saturday address, President Trump focused on black history and issues facing black people. Read more...
13 mars 2017
NYU Will Promote Speedier Graduation
By Scott Jaschik. New York University, long criticized for its expensive price tag, has launched a new effort called Accelerate to encourage more students to save money by shaving one semester off of their college costs. Read more...
13 mars 2017
Trump May Try to Kill AmeriCorps
By Scott Jaschik. Administration's draft list of programs to eliminate includes the national service program, which has provided $2.4 billion in student aid, as well as humanities and arts endowments. Read more...
13 mars 2017
Detained and Nearly Deported
By Elizabeth Redden. A French Holocaust historian traveling to speak at a symposium at Texas A&M University was detained by immigration officials in Houston and nearly deported, according to The Eagle, a newspaper covering the College Station, Tex., area. The Washington Post and The Guardian also reported on the case. Read more...
13 mars 2017
These Top Schools Are Offering Big Savings On Master’s Degrees, But There’s A Catch
Techno-News Blog. There’s an experiment underway at a few top universities around the world to make some master’s degrees out there more affordable. More...9 mars 2017
Donald Trump, un président fidèle au candidat
Par Institut Montaigne. Pour l'instant, le président Trump fait ce qu'il a dit qu'il ferait. Il s'ensuit une politique étrangère populiste qui déroute les meilleurs experts. Mais il ne doit pas son élection aux élites. Seule la réalité géopolitique s'imposera à lui. Voir l'article...
8 mars 2017
Trump signs order supporting historically black colleges
President Donald Trump signed an executive order last Tuesday aimed at boosting his administration’s support for black colleges, as he seeks a closer relationship with the colleges than President Barack Obama had, writes Dave Boyer for The Washington Times. Read more...
8 mars 2017
University leader advises patience as Trump era dawns
By Vimal Pate The Chronicle of Higher Education. Uncertainty on campuses is rampant, as faculty, staff and students don’t know what Donald J Trump’s presidency means for higher education. Read more...
23 février 2017
How Google Chromebooks conquered schools
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. How Google Chromebooks conquered schools
Anick Jesdanum, Associated Press, 2017/02/15
This is an interesting statistic: "Chromebook's share of the U.S. education market was 49 percent last year, up from 40 percent in 2015 and 9 percent in 2013, according to IDC figures released this week." Who would have thought it. More...
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