By Ben Yagoda. On Thursday, in the National League Championship Series game between San Francisco Giants and the St. Lous Cardinals, Giants outfiender Travis Ishikawa came to bat in the bottom of the ninth inning. More...
26 octobre 2014
26 octobre 2014
Ebola, the Word
By Allan Metcalf. We know that Ebola comes from the Lingala language of central Africa. The virus was named, however, by English speakers: American and European researchers who gathered in Zaire in 1976 to investigate the initial outbreaks of the disease. Peter Piot, one of the researchers, recently recalled how the name came about. More...
26 octobre 2014
Finally! Academics Describe Their Research in Terms We Can Understand
By Andy Thomason. A few weeks ago, The Chronicle Review published an essay by Steven Pinker that took academics to task for their incomprehensible writing.
“In writing badly,” wrote Mr. Pinker, “we are wasting each other’s time, sowing confusion and error, and turning our profession into a laughingstock.” The implication is that academese could use a grand stroke of simplification. More...
26 octobre 2014
‘Reverse Transfer’ Project Aims to Ease the Way to Associate Degrees
By Andy Thomason. A new project from the National Student Clearinghouse will aim to provide an automated way for students who transfer from two-year institutions to four-year institutions to receive associate degrees. The “reverse transfer” initiative, which is funded by the Lumina Foundation, will create a depository where the four-year college can send a student’s academic data, which can then be downloaded by the two-year college. A student who has acquired enough credits will receive an associate degree. More...
26 octobre 2014
MOOC Provider edX Offers First Its Advanced Placement Course
By Andy Thomason. Rice University on Monday launched a free Advanced Placement course in biology, representing the first time that edX—the prominent provider of massive open online courses—has hosted an AP class for high-school students. More...
26 octobre 2014
3 Senators Urge Education Dept. to Make Studying Abroad Safer
By Andy Thomason. Three U.S. senators urged the education secretary, Arne Duncan, in a letter on Thursday to provide better safety information to college students who plan to study abroad. The letter—signed by Robert P. Casey Jr. of Pennsylvania, Al Franken of Minnesota, and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, all Democrats—recommends, among other things, that the Education Department better advertise the State Department’s Smart Traveler Enrollment Program. Links to sign up for the program should be provided in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and on the department’s website, the senators wrote. More...
26 octobre 2014
Ga. State’s Loss in ‘E-Reserves’ Case Might Actually Be a Win for Librarians
By Steve Kolowich. In May 2012 fair-use advocates celebrated a federal judge’s decision in a high-profile copyright case. The ruling was seen as a decisive victory for Georgia State University, whose librarians wanted to be able to make freely available as much copyrighted material as possible to students via its electronic reserve system. Read more...26 octobre 2014
Surprising Gadgets, Not Just Books, Are Ready for Checkout at College Libraries
By Jeffrey R. Young. Justin Ellis’s official title at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s library is instructional-technology associate, but he thinks of himself as the gadget guy. He manages a program at the library that lets students and professors check out a growing catalog of computers, cameras, and other electronics—a selection more akin to a Best Buy store than a lending library. A colleague, Ameet Doshi, compares him to the character Q in the James Bond series because he not only has the latest device but is expert at giving “the two-minute drill on how to use it.” Read more...26 octobre 2014
Measuring Humanities Degrees Misses Much of Their Value
By Sandhya Kambhampati. Plenty of people know how much they paid for their college degree. Fewer can tell you what it’s actually worth.
That disparity is something new research from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ Humanities Indicators project is hoping to fix. More...
26 octobre 2014
Coming Soon for PLUS Loans: More Eligible Borrowers, New Data on Defaults
By Kelly Field. Borrowers with past credit problems will soon find it easier to qualify for federal PLUS loans under a final rule announced on Wednesday by the Education Department. An additional 370,000 parents and graduate students are expected to qualify for PLUS loans under the rule, which will relax the program’s underwriting criteria. Read more...
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