By Lucy Ferriss. Folk etymologies are not unique to the age of Snopes. I discovered this amusing truth just after I’d signed my fellow writer Doug Preston’s letter to the Justice Department encouraging that arm of government to press forward with an investigation of possible monopolistic practices by Amazon.com Inc. More...
By Jason B. Jones. Mid-late August is an odd time in the higher ed calendar, as some schools have already started their semesters, while at other places, people are either clinging to the last two weeks of summer or franticly working to finish things before everything begins again. Whichever applies to you, I hope that your weekend is a great one, and that it contains absolutely no beet salad. Read more...By Natalie Houston. The first thing to know about Greg McKeown’s Essentialism: the Disciplined Pursuit of Less is that it’s not about essentialism. At least, it’s not about essentialism as the term is used in philosophy and literary theory. Read more...By George Williams. I’m a believer in the power of the simple solution: from carabiners for my keys to rubber bands around my dry erase markers to a multitool on my keyring to velcro ties around everything to a holster for my smartphone. I’m always looking for simple, relatively inexpensive solutions to everyday problems. Read more...By Lee Skallerup Bessette. I am lucky in that in our unit, we have our very own maker space, complete with a 3D printer, laser cutter, and a variety of Arduino chips (as well as K’nex and other physical making materials). Read more...By Anastasia Salter. With increased pressure on classroom spaces, many departments are moving courses online. I’ve written here at ProfHacker about teaching online previously, but in that past experience I was teaching a very small synchronous online course. Read more...
By Andy Thomason. The University of Missouri has reversed course on a decision to strip graduate students’ health-insurance subsidies, at least for now. R. Bowen Loftin, the chancellor, said in a statement on Friday that the college would “defer implementation” of the change after consulting “peer institutions, compliance experts, and internal constituents.” More...
By Andy Thomason. There has been a large increase in the number of borrowers enrolling in income-based student-loan repayment plans, according to statistics released by the U.S. Department of Education on Thursday. The spike follows an effort by the Obama administration to better publicize the option. More...
By Andy Thomason. The U.S. Department of Education is starting a process to clarify how student borrowers who believe colleges have defrauded them can have their loan debts forgiven. The department outlined the forthcoming negotiated rule-making process in a notice, to be published in Thursday’s Federal Register. More...
By Andy Thomason. The U.S. Department of Education has released draft guidance on the use of students’ medical records in response to a lawsuit. In a blog post published on Tuesday, the department said it was seeking public comment on the new guidance. More...
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