By Joshua Kim. How many jobs do you have? No really, how many?
I’m not talking about the second shift of family duties. I’m asking about how you bundle your work in order to get to 1.0 FTE (full-time equivalent). Read more...
20 septembre 2015
20 septembre 2015
The Gift of Our Critical IHE Community
By Joshua Kim. Our IHE community often reminds me of my favorite graduate school seminars. Passionate debate. Strong opinions. A shared set of values and a common purpose. The feeling that while we may strongly disagree with each other, we value each other's opinions, and are committed to listening and trying to learn from each other. Read more...
20 septembre 2015
3 Things Not In My New Home
By Joshua Kim. We just moved house. Downsized. A move motivated by a daughter going off to college (after a gap year), and a second daughter set to leave the nest in 2017. Read more...
20 septembre 2015
Internationalization for Poland
By Daniel Kontowski and Philip G. Altbach. The World View is pleased to publish a conversation between Daniel Kontowski and Philip G. Altbach in four parts. These conversations were initiated by Daniel for a Polish audience and will be published in Gazeta Wyborcza in Polish in a longer version. The dialog considers international strategy from a Polish perspective. Part 2 follows. Read more...
20 septembre 2015
Obama: Agencies Should Use Behavioral Science
Many congressional Republicans have mocked the idea of federal support for behavioral research (and tried to cut it). But President Obama this week expressed backing for such research. Read more...
20 septembre 2015
'Liberal Arts in Action'
Members of the Council of Independent Colleges and other supporters of liberal arts education gathered in Washington Thursday for a symposium called "The Liberal Arts in Action." The symposium, part of a campaign to increase public understanding of liberal arts colleges, featured alumni of liberal arts institutions discussing the value of their educations. Read more...
20 septembre 2015
Report: Too Little Done to Encourage Income-Based Loan Repayment
Many student loan borrowers who could qualify for the federal government's income-based repayment plans do not participate in them, and the Education Department has not done enough to make borrowers aware of their repayment options, the Government Accountability Office said in a report Thursday. Read more...
20 septembre 2015
Alleged Serial Plagiarizer on Leave From Arizona State
A professor of history at Arizona State University who’s been accused of plagiarism multiple times was placed on administrative leave this week as the university looks into new allegations of misconduct, The Arizona Republic reported. Read more...
20 septembre 2015
Pennsylvania Court Blocks Faculty Background Checks
A Pennsylvania judge has granted an injunction to block the State System of Higher Education from starting background checks on all faculty members, Lancaster Online reported. Read more...
20 septembre 2015
Obama Criticizes 'Coddling' of Students
President Obama spoke at an Iowa high school this week and was asked about proposals to cut off federal funds to "politically biased" colleges. The president didn't think such a plan was workable or desirable, but he gave a strong statement about the value of being exposed in college to new ideas, including those that are different from one's own and even appear offensive. Read more...
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