American postsecondary education has evolved through multiple stages since 1945. Each stage has added a new dimension to our understanding of the ways higher education can contribute to a fairer, stronger, healthier, more creative society. And notably, each new stage and the dimension it introduced has drawn criticism from some of the mainstream actors of the previous stage. More...
While UNESCO clearly stands against sexual harassment, the institution may need to pay attention to abuses where it has lent the credibility of its name. More...
This exaggerated expectations of higher education institutions sometimes overlook the importance of commitment from other stakeholders. More...
Recently, 87 percent of high school college counselors in China said that their students and parents are now reconsidering plans for study in the U.S. More...
By Steven Mintz. The new student majority consists of non- or post-traditional students. These are students who juggle their studies with work or caregiving responsibilities, who commute, who received an uneven high school education, who are among the first in their family to attend college, and who, in growing numbers, speak English as a second language. More...
By Steven Mintz. A recent article in The Atlantic asks a provocative but unsettling question: “Has College Gotten Too Easy?” Drawing on yet unpublished research by Jeff Denning, a Brigham Young economist, the article argues that recent modest increases in college graduation rates can’t be explained by college initiatives to promote student success or by high schools producing better-prepared graduates. More...
By Steven Mintz. Why aren’t class schedules more like airline schedules? We expect airline schedules to respond to shifts in passengers’ demand and to make the most effective use of airplanes’ seats. More...
If likes, comments and shares are your goal, understanding audience and platform culture can lead to better engagement. More...Are you paying attention to Reddit yet? I’ve been beating the Reddit drum for most of 2019, ever since I discovered a post by an enrolled college student asking strangers on the internet for advice regarding on-campus mental health resources. More...It’s an all-too-common phrase included in nearly every university president’s welcome email or convocation speech, in social posts and tweets, on the lips of every professor each fall. But the 2019-20 academic year in America is one of enhanced discord, division and distrust. Operating with blinders on to the realities around us is truly fraught with peril. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
