The Goucher College video app is a terrible idea
Back in the early 1990s, while I was in the middle of a long business career, I recall reading that the University of Pennsylvania had decided to add an unusual essay requirement for their undergraduate applicants. Specifically, the students were asked to submit “Page 217” of their 300-page autobiography. Remember now, these budding autobiographers were all of 17 years old.
Student course evaluations aren’t worth much, and there are better ways
The John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy has released its biennial report on the University of North Carolina system, “The State of the State University 2015: Critical Facts about the University of North Carolina System.”
Three UNC schools will lower their SAT admission standards next fall
Three UNC schools will lower their SAT admission standards next fall
Two modest reasons to preserve the humanities
Two modest reasons to preserve the humanities
A new report could pressure weak education schools to make real reforms
A new report could pressure weak education schools to make real reforms
Are college course syllabi really protected by copyright?
Are college course syllabi really protected by copyright?
Should community colleges offer bachelor’s degrees in nursing?
Should community colleges offer bachelor’s degrees in nursing?
“Affirmative consent” rule on campus sexual assault makes its way to North Carolina
“Affirmative consent” rule on campus sexual assault makes its way to North Carolina
American college graduates are largely adrift, but so are the schools they attended
American college graduates are largely adrift, but so are the schools they attended
The most important part of a college education
General education does not get the respect it deserves on U.S. campuses.