By and . On July 6, Hillary Clinton took a half-step toward Bernie Sanders’ free public college tuition plan. She proposed partnering with states to zero out tuition by 2020 for families making US$125,000 or less. More...
17 juillet 2016
17 juillet 2016
The imitation game: can newborn babies mimic their parents?
By and . At the same time, imitation appears to act as a form of “social glue”: we tend to like those who imitate us, and unconsciously imitate the people we like. Studies suggest that this can have surprising effects on our social interactions. Being imitated can increase the trust you have in a total stranger, prompt you to give more to charity, and see you leaving a bigger tip at the end of your meal. More...
17 juillet 2016
Is it time to eliminate tenure for professors?
By and . The State College of Florida recently scrapped tenure for incoming faculty. New professors at this public university will be hired on the basis of annual contracts that the school can decline to renew at any time. More...
17 juillet 2016
After Fisher: affirmative action and Asian-American students
By , and . After eight years, the Abigail Fisher case finally has been put to rest. In a landmark judgment on June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of race-conscious affirmative action in university admissions. More...
17 juillet 2016
Will Virtual Reality Be Different?
By Joshua Kim. Carl Straumsheim's excellent article, Virtual Reality on the Horizon, has got me thinking about the conversations I expect to have on my campus about VR over the next few years. Read more...17 juillet 2016
3 Ways To Spot Strategic Institutional Investments In Learning
By Joshua Kim. Strategic institutional investments in learning can be tricky to spot. Figuring out how colleges and universities are investing in learning, and learning innovation, is not as simple making sense of other types of investments. Read more...
17 juillet 2016
Why Higher Ed Must Resist the ‘Platform Revolution’
By Joshua Kim. The day when your president/provost/dean proclaims that your institution is not a university - but a platform - is a day when you should be deeply worried. Read more...17 juillet 2016
Why ‘Empire of Things’ Is a Companion to ‘Capital’
By Joshua Kim. Empire of Things could be read as a companion book to Thomas Piketty’s surprise 2014 hit Capital in the Twenty-First Century. Read more...17 juillet 2016
An Idea for Free Digital Chapters for Students From Amazon
By Joshua Kim. So Amazon is going after the education market. Amazon Inspire is... "A free service for the search, discovery, and sharing of digital educational resources." K-12 educators can sign up for early access to the the Amazon Inspire beta. Read more...
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