12/24/13

Collections:

The role and purpose of the college experience series

 

 

Funding, Affordability and Value Series

• Colleges could be penalized for excessive loan default rates under new proposal
• A global, for-profit institution is signaling it will be held accountable for the learning that occurs across its global efforts instead of just its financials.
• The changing focus from Inputs to Outcomes where students can learn anytime, anywhere…

 

Learning, Teaching and Tech

#FutureEdInitiative - Higher Ed needs serious transformation led by students and faculty

Therapy dogs for finals

 

Equity and Inclusion

Roots of bias

Adults going back to school choose institutions differently than younger students

Student Op-ed at SMU - drinking responsibly may reduce risk of sexual assault

Attending to the needs of foster youth

Internal study finds that UCLA mishandles and is ill-equipped to handle faculty complaints of racial bias

Title IX Checklist

Supporting First Gen Students

Judge rules that Maryland has not fully desegregated its public universities

 

Higher Education Leadership and Administration

The new NSSE and this year's national results

Missouri State develops Sustainability metrics and develops a dashboard

How do we really feel about governing boards? Are they effective or an outdated and counterproductive tradition?

30 Colleges receive mental health seal of approval

Wisconsin legislature and governor signal aims to diminish shared governance

Reinventing Orientation

Affordable Care Act:  Student Discussion Guide

 

Special Interest
For parents - Teaching kids vocabulary

 

12/21/13

Collections:

The role and purpose of college and the college experience

Higher Education Funding, Affordability and Value

Learning, Teaching and Tech

Keeping up with Social Media - utilizing platforms well and leveraging "online ambassadors" & "digital volunteers"

The relationship between drinking patterns and critical thinking

State University adapts and Residence Life staff sent to China to understand what it's like as a foreign student

LA school board re-thinks iPad program

 

Equity and Inclusion

Racial tensions on campuses

"When women lean in, men grow up"

 Access Gap and "mismatching" - why less affluent qualified students are not attending prestigious institutions they qualify for:

• New research shows that between 25% and 52% of the access gap is explained by something other than academic achievement. 
• Researchers explore factors behind mismatched college choices

 
Policies sometimes hamper students' return from mental health leave

Obama administration submits brief on higher ed diversity - highlights the need for disaggregate data pertaining to academic, extra-curricular and co-curricular involvement.

 

Higher Education Leadership and Administration

Business schools turning away from business as usual

Pay It Forward approach (like that under consideration in Oregon) might actually do more harm

Pennsylvania system withering

States beginning to invest in higher ed again

Lumina funds collaboration between Purdue and Gallup to measure employment outcomes ona national scale
 

Is College worth it?  2 Studies say "yes" although it is a much riskier investment than it was in 1990's

Are online courses cheaper than on campus courses?  Only for students at public institutions paying in-state tuition (on average).  Online is still cheaper than private and out-of-state tuition students.

Earnings Value of Higher Education slips a bit, but graduates still earn more

Say Yes to Education program - schools promise free tuition and room and board

Higher Ed Reauthorization - beginning discussions

• NOTE:  Early key points of discussion
• Competency vs. credit hour - arguments from educators to replace the credit hour regulations with competency based regulations
• Innovation to improve student learning and degree completion
• Gov't regulation - arguments from legislators to decrease regulatory burden on institutions
• Access, affordability and needs of non-traditional students
• Partnerships with businesses  (not clear if this refers to privatization or conflict of interest)

Special Interest

Whatdoes the dog say?!  "No MoreWoof" translates canine thoughts to English

CNNtop 10 Ideas that will change the world