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18 janvier 2015

The Thought That Counts

By Paul Fain. Community college advocates like the spirit of President Obama's blockbuster free community college proposal. It’s the details, many still unknown, that worry some. The White House wants $60 billion over a decade to go toward filling in tuition gaps for all Americans who meet the plan’s requirements. Read more...

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18 janvier 2015

New Higher Ed Federalism

By Ry Rivard. President Obama’s proposal to make community college free could rearrange the relationship between the federal government, states and colleges.Behind the talk of a free two-year college education is a shift in the federal government's role. Conservatives are saying the president’s plan may go too far -- calling it a federal regulatory regime dressed up as a free tuition plan. Read more...

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17 janvier 2015

Millions of Sources: the disruption of history and the humanities?

By Brian Mathews. Last week I mentioned a tweet on critical pedagogy that stuck with me. Here is another item from 2014 that really got me thinking. More...

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17 janvier 2015

How One Building Reveals What’s Wrong With Higher Education

By Kevin R. McClure. On the heels of its inaugural football season in the Big Ten Conference, the University of Maryland announced bold plans: The Board of Regents’ Finance Committee unanimously agreed to move forward with construction of a new building that would transform Cole Field House, an old basketball arena turned student activities center, into a “dynamic hub at the intersection of athletics, academics and research.” More...

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17 janvier 2015

Obama’s Plan Focuses Where It Should—on Our Neediest Students

By Karen A. Stout. At one point on Friday afternoon #FreeCommunityCollege was the top trending hashtag on Twitter, a sign of universal interest in, if not universal acceptance of, President Obama’s “America’s College Promise” proposal. The president’s big vision is to ensure that postsecondary education is as universally affordable and accessible to as many Americans as possible. More...

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17 janvier 2015

What’s Missing From the Debate on Obama’s Free Community-College Plan

By David M. Perry. Next week, when the president re-announces his “free community college” plan during the State of the Union address, I’d like to see him add a sentence about the teachers.
They’ve been missing in the White House language promoting the plan. None of the critics, even those who have said mean things about community colleges, have mentioned the plight of part-time community-college teachers. With a few exceptions, such as this Chronicle piece by Peter Schmidt, the journalism surrounding the plan has focused on students, costs, and consequences. More...

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17 janvier 2015

A History of the MLA Job List

By George Williams. Jonathan Goodwin was going to give a talk at last weekend’s Modern Language Association convention on “Jobs of the MLA,” a look at the history of the MLA’s Job Information List. Unfortunately, he got sick and was unable to travel; happily, he was able to post the talk online. Read more...

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17 janvier 2015

Microsoft Office for Android (Beta)

By George Williams. Last week, Microsoft announced that they’re expanding the “preview” — formerly only available to a limited number of users — of their Office apps for Android tablets. Read more...

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17 janvier 2015

Google’s Inbox (Zero)

By Prof. Hacke r. Google’s new app and interface for Gmail, concisely named Inbox, tries to streamline email and thus make “inbox zero” more attainable and less something one needs to chase. Currently, the app is available through invitations only, but one can request an invite through a friend or through Google. Read more...

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17 janvier 2015

He (or Possibly Him?) as Head

By Lucy Ferriss. A commenter on a newspaper article about Prince Charles (the opinionated royal destined to inherit the throne under Britain’s hereditary monarchical and theocratic system of government) said this:
The moment the Monarchy, with he at its head, begins a campaign of public influence is the moment the Monarchy should be disbanded.
“With he at its head?” Not “with him at its head”? Let’s face it: The traditionally accepted rules for case-marking pronouns in Standard English are simply a mystery to many people who in general are counted as literate as well as conversationally competent. More...

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