By Joshua Kim. What Microsoft products do you touch in your daily work in higher ed?
By Matt Reed. In one version of my fantasy world, for-profit entrepreneurs who want to remake public higher education would first have to get a basic understanding of the finances of public higher ed. Once you have a basic sense of how things work, you’ll have context for the suggestions. (I have a book I could recommend to get started…)
For example, see if you can spot the flaws in this excerpt from Randy Best’s essay in IHE last week, arguing for deep discounts for online courses. Read more...
By Matt Reed. You know the problem with serving the needy? They’re just so ... needy. Several Silicon Valley startups have decided to cherry pick the least needy students and make a buck from them. They’re designed around identifying the recent graduates most likely to repay their loans, and offering them preferred financing. Read more...
By Simon Marginson. Higher education in Australia shares similarities with the UK, but its relationship with China sets it apart. Terra Australis was first sighted by European ships in the early 17th century, settled by England in 1788, and morphed into the self-governing dominion of Australia in 1901. More...
By Duncan J Watts. We should insist that Facebook do experiments on the decisions it's already making for us. Anything else would be unethical. More...
By Vikki Boliver. The Russell Group makes offers to 55% of white applicants but 23% of black ones. They must open up their data to scrutiny. More...
By Fran Abrams. Group who paid £8,500 each to study in London say they are victims of failed deal between Glyndwr University and a private college. More...
By Jane den Hollander. Market-driven policies will result in a loss of talent and damage Australia's ability to compete globally. I recall working at the University of Western Australia in the 1990s and being delighted at the bravery and sheer elegance of A Fair Chance for All, the national plan to ensure better access, participation and success for all Australians into higher education. More...
By Press Association. Universities minister David Willetts says he has confidence in Christian Brodie's leadership of the company. The chairman of the Student Loans Company (SLC), Christian Brodie, has apologised to ministers and offered to resign over "misleading" letters sent out by the agency in an attempt to recover debts, it has been revealed. More...
By Michael Perfect. We need to talk about how to prevent solitude from slipping into isolation, says Michael Perfect, who offers his five top tips. The early stages of my doctoral research were marked by an intense and heady mixture of anticipation, excitement and gratitude. While the first two disappeared fairly quickly, the third never did. In fact, by the final stages of my PhD, the only thing mixed in with the gratitude was relief. More...
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