Doomsday predictions for higher education are a dime a dozen. The grandest claims expect “a handful of elite cyborg universities” to reshape a college education. Less-dire guesses see an end … Continue reading “Did You Know? For Shape of Post-Virus Higher Ed, Watch Public Colleges”
Colleges and universities around the country are proving to be easy prey to hackers with ransom demands. In Massachusetts, Cape Cod Community College was defrauded of $800,000 last year, while … Continue reading “As Budgets Tighten, Colleges Still Vulnerable to Ransomware”
In scientific research, new ideas have become harder to find. Innovation has fallen compared to 50 years ago. Rather than a fear of “too much change,” many researchers worry about … Continue reading “Look Beyond Citation Counts to Kickstart Scientific Innovation”
Here at the Martin Center, we often criticize university research. Rightly so. We have noted that academic journals are too expensive. We’ve argued that the publishing process itself is incoherent … Continue reading “University Researchers Search for Solutions to Coronavirus Pandemic”
The types of jobs available before and after the Great Recession starkly differ. With the after-effects of the economic slowdown thanks to the coronavirus, the pattern could be repeated. Many … Continue reading “‘Some College, No Degree’ Jobs and the Trouble with the Credential Treadmill”
The coronavirus, combined with the public and private reactions to it, has affected every aspect of Americans’ lives, including the ways they learn. From pre-K to graduate seminars, many classes … Continue reading “Higher Education Will Never Be the Same—And That’s Not All Bad”
In the span of a few days, coronavirus has upended American higher education. More than 400 colleges have canceled classes or moved them online to slow the virus’s spread. While … Continue reading “To Tamp Down the Coronavirus, Traditional Higher Ed Goes Online”
Education has lost one its most important disruptors: Clayton Christensen, PhD and distinguished professor at Harvard Business School. After a successful career as the CEO of CPS Technologies, Christensen returned … Continue reading “American Education Just Lost a Great Champion of Innovation”
To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. —Cicero It’s no secret that many of today’s students are ignorant of American history … Continue reading “Reinvigorating the Teaching of American History”
At TEL Library we’ve taken a major step toward reducing the cost of college with the launch of our Courses-on-Demand program. Through this program, students anywhere in the U.S. can … Continue reading “Affordable College Is Here”