Jan 15 Struggling small, private college is new challenge for Ex-White House Chief of Staff By Kirk Carapezza, WGBH For nearly six years, Andrew Card had a desk just outside the Oval Office. Today, the man who served as chief of staff under President George W. Bush is going back to college, taking the helm as the fifth president… Continue reading
Jan 12 Why colleges aggressively recruit applicants just to turn them down By Laura M. Colarusso, The Hechinger Report “Recruit to deny” makes schools look more selective, at students’ expense. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 7:08 Would free tuition boost student success at community colleges? By PBS News Hour President Obama’s plan to make the first two years of community college free could help up to 9 million students and add educated employees to the workforce. But it would cost the federal government billions and would have to pass… Continue watching
Jan 09 College essays could be early clue for college grades By Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed Admissions essays are thought of by many as less scientific than other parts of the college application process -- a chance to share a personal story, to inject personality into the process, to become more than just a grade-point average… Continue reading
Jan 09 Obama to outline plan for free community college By Kyla Calvert Mason President Barack Obama will announce a proposal today to make two years of community college free for eligible students with the goal of making a two-year college degree as universal as a high school diploma. Continue reading
Jan 08 Could push to improve teacher training start by taking a cue from flight schools? By Kirk Carapezza, WGBH The burn-out rate for teachers in this country is high. Nearly half leave the profession within five years. That doesn’t come without consequences, American schools are falling behind. Some teacher educators are looking for what it would take to better… Continue reading
Dec 24 Watch 8:22 With virtual seminars and lower tuition, Minerva Schools offers online alternative to college By PBS News Hour There are no lectures allowed at San Francisco’s Minerva Schools, an innovative college with a curriculum specifically designed to improve knowledge retention for students. Professors hold their seminar-style classes online, allowing Minerva students to move around the globe each semester,… Continue watching
Dec 04 Why college education isn’t a bubble By Vivek Wadhwa PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel has argued that college is overvalued in this country and that not everyone should go. He's even called it a bubble -- like housing. But entrepreneur and academic Vivek Wadhwa defends higher education, calling Thiel's ideas… Continue reading
Dec 04 Next online experiments in higher ed focus on flexibility By Carl Straumsheim, Inside Higher Ed Some of the country’s most rigorous research universities have a new obsession: flexibility. As the institutions contemplate a more modular future, experiments with blended learning may provide an early glimpse at their plans. Continue reading
Dec 02 Domestic violence as prevalent for college students as sexual assault By Jake New, Inside Higher Ed On Black Friday, Nadia Ezaldein, a University of Chicago student, was working at a Chicago Nordstrom when her ex-boyfriend entered the store, found her in the accessories department, and shot her to death. It was her 22nd birthday. Continue reading