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18 janvier 2015

From Lulz to Lawmaking

By Scott McLemee. The author, now a research scientist at the Information School at the University of Washington, spent several years monitoring and in some cases participating in a number of online communities which, though non-political, sometimes engaged in political discussion. Read more...

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18 janvier 2015

There is No (Tuition-)Free Lunch

By Arthur M. Hauptman. President Obama has jumped on the bandwagon, which started in Tennessee, of making community college tuition-free. This latest proposal is his most recent effort to increase the prominence of the federal government in higher education. Read more...

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18 janvier 2015

Socrates Untenured

By Robert Frodeman and Adam Briggle. In 1917 John Dewey published “The Need for a Recovery of Philosophy.” The essay consists of a reflection on the role of philosophy in early 20th century American life, expressing Dewey’s concern that philosophy had become antiquated, “sidetracked from the main currents of contemporary life,” too much the domain of professionals and adepts. Read more...

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18 janvier 2015

Philosophy: Download It for Free

By Peter Adamson. About 10 years ago, I was an admissions officer at a university in London, where (typical of the British system of admitting major by major) I read essays from those who wanted to study philosophy. To be honest, the essays were largely indistinguishable from one another, presumably because the applicants were all given identical advice about what they should say. Read more...

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18 janvier 2015

The Higher Ed Austerity Deal Is Falling Apart

By Christopher Newfield. For years now, the main trend in public university policy has been to impose budgetary austerity on them. Regardless of the revenue level that universities seek or the efficiencies they announce, the result is always the same: inadequate public funding coupled with rising tuition and student debt. Read more...

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18 janvier 2015

'Inflection Point' in IT

By Carl Straumsheim. The pace of change in technology is widening the gap between early adopter institutions and those struggling to keep up, Educause's report on the top IT issues and strategies for 2015 shows. Some IT leaders say it's time for colleges and universities to accept that they won't be able to do everything on their own. Read more...

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18 janvier 2015

Humanities for America

By Michael Stratford. The head of the National Endowment for the Humanities said Thursday that he wants to push humanities scholarship to become more directly connected to helping address the nation’s contemporary problems. Read more...

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18 janvier 2015

Questioning Debit Card Deals

By Michael Stratford. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Tuesday that it will create voluntary guidelines for colleges as they negotiate deals with financial institutions. The goal, officials said, is for colleges to keep students' financial interest in mind as they negotiate the terms of the arrangements with the companies. Read more...

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18 janvier 2015

Funding Formula Fracas

By Paul Fain. Washington State’s performance-based funding formula has failed to move the needle on community college student completion rates, according to a newly released research paper. But officials at the state’s two-year college system are contesting the study’s findings. Read more...

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18 janvier 2015

Experimenting with Competency

By Paul Fain. The U.S. Department of Education will allow at least 40 colleges to experiment with competency-based education and prior learning assessment, granting them a waiver from certain rules that govern federal financial aid. The department last week notified colleges that had successfully applied to participate in the latest round of “experimental sites,” which observers said is more expansive than previous ones. Read more...

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