By Joshua Kim. Why today’s amazing college students should give us all some confidence in the future. More...
In Defense of Millennials
New Book on ‘Little Soldiers,’ the Next Generation of Chinese Students
By Scott Jaschik. Lenora Chu discusses her inside look at China’s educational system -- and what American colleges should know about the students recruited there. More...
Gen Z Should Network Its Education. Now. Here’s How.
Gen Z Should Network Its Education. Now. Here’s How.
Ken Gordon, Continuum | In Beta, 2015/12/25
This article may become known for coining the term Wise and Influential People (WIP) (which as of now has exactly one and only one result in Google). These are "local business people they’d like to work for, subject-matter authors, academic experts". More...
Integrating Millennials Into Higher Ed Administration
As people in leadership positions start to leave higher education, it will be increasingly important to ensure that the best and brightest of the younger generations stick around, argues James Wicks. More...
Report: Most Millennials Learn More from Technology than from People
Techno-News Blog. The majority of millennials ages 18-34 (69 percent) say they learn more information from technology than from people, according to a new report from nonprofit leadership training organization Growing Leaders. In comparison, just 50 percent of surveyed adults ages 45 and up said the same. More...
Report: Millennials and Generation Z are Changing Media Habits
Techno-News Blog. A recent study states that younger internet users, the so-called Generation Z (ages 13 to 17), are moving away from text-based content online, as well as television, while increasing their time with video and social media. More...
Increase in first generation university students
Over the last six years the number of students who are the first generation in their (immediate) family to attend university has grown.
As part of the UCAS application process, applicants are asked if any of their parents or guardians have any higher education (HE) qualifications. HEFCE receives this data through HESA, but until now we have not produced any analysis on this as a large proportion of applicants did not answer the question. More...
Intergenerational warfare (Advocate 24 02)
While our mates in Canberra paid either nothing or very little to go to university, young people today walk away with debts reaching the $100,000 mark. The value of high quality, face-to-face learning has been beaten down and replaced with the churning through of consumers. Our universities are turning into technical colleges, as students grapple to balance part-time work, dodgy unpaid internships, and still getting to class on time. More...
Millennials in the workplace: educate for success
The next post-truth news headline is in the making. Business and Industry on Verge of Collapse! No one left to manage our businesses and lead our companies. With the plethora of negative epithets bestowed upon millennials and the persistent whining about their perceived apathy we could easily be duped into believing that future social cohesion and economic development are about to implode. More...