By Laura Tropp. I know I should be more sympathetic, but that interview this past week with the male professor participating in a televised BBC interview about South Korea when his two toddlers barge in made me laugh out loud. Read more...
By Laura Tropp. This is the time of year that black heroes become a bit more visible. For example, the television network Nickelodeon is working with the initiative Because of Them, We Can to broadcast a series of PSAs designed to feature children emulating African-American heroes. Read more...
By Elizabeth Coffman. During the last few weeks we’ve seen a lot of anxiety expressed in the streets, in airports, and town halls—over immigration rights, the Affordable Care Act, the Dakota Access Pipeline. Read more...
By Rosemarie Emanuele. In economics, education and training that will help someone obtain a job is called “human capital investment.” For example, going to college is seen as being very similar to what happens when a firm invests in new machinery, as both investments can lead to increased output in the future. Read more...
By Eric Stoller. Another successful Jisc Digifest conference took place this week in Birmingham. Jisc is the organization for all things digital within the higher and further education sectors in the UK. Read more...
By Eric Stoller. We can all probably agree that higher education shouldn't be afraid of Snapchat. However, that doesn't make it an easy platform for higher education marketing and communications teams. Read more...
By Eric Stoller. There are so many things that students can do via the web services at your university. Students can access class scheduling, financial aid information, academic advising appointments, degree progress/requirements, library resources, etc. Read more...
By Eric Stoller. Statements like these are quite common. Usually, they are shared in rooms filled with educators, by educators who are trying to place rhetorical roadblocks in the way of critical thinking about social media. Read more...
By Megan Poorman. To give some background, in my biomedical engineering department the QUAL is the thesis proposal and preliminary exam combined. Read more...
By Kathleen Moore. Is there a graduate student mental health crisis in universities? On the GradHacker blog, several authors address graduate students’ mental health, including topics such as self-care, anxiety, and trauma. Read more...
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