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.”
A new report could pressure weak education schools to make real reforms
A new report could pressure weak education schools to make real reforms
Should community colleges offer bachelor’s degrees in nursing?
Should community colleges offer bachelor’s degrees in nursing?
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
Secrets of social entrepreneurship: A legal system that works and dedication to a dream
Secrets of entrepreneurship: A legal system that works and dedication to a dream
Why neglect 70 percent of your workforce? Notes from an adjunct
Why neglect 70 percent of your workforce? Notes from an adjunct
Here is how academics ruined the critical thinking movement
Here is how academics ruined the critical thinking movement
Duke University’s resident porn actress delivers articulate lecture about tuition and free markets
Duke University’s resident porn actress delivers articulate lecture about tuition and free markets
The documentary Ivory Tower may spark more debate over higher ed’s big problems
Ivory Tower covers a lot of ground and may spark more debate over higher ed’s big problems