12/21/13
Collections:
The role and purpose of college and the college experience
Higher Education Funding, Affordability and Value
Learning, Teaching and Tech
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"
Equity and Inclusion
Racial tensions on campuses
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'sPay 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
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
- 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
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