Why is Davidson College’s Career Center playing substitute teacher? Reported by the Chronicle of Higher Education, when faculty at Davidson College have conflicts that prevent them from making it to class, they are asked not to cancel the class, but to call the Career Center instead. This is just one way Davidson’s Career Center attempts […]
Will we with machines create personalized education together?
Sure, online education can help scale higher ed. But when will it finally personalize it? Reported by Inside Higher Ed, the promise of online education has always been broader than merely teaching more students at once. We’ve used like predictive. Adaptive. Personalized. But are we finally getting there? MIT Sloan Professor Erik Brynjolfsson claims that […]
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What can we learn from other countries’ “free college” initiatives?
What can we learn from other countries’ “free college” initiatives? Reported by Education Dive, a new study from the American Enterprise Institute suggests some potential unintended consequences of free college. Specifically in these international use cases, you find a high correlation between an increase in federal subsidies and lower admission rates. This is partially because […]
Apprenticeship Expansion at Florida International University
The Department of Labor wants to expand apprenticeship programs between higher education institutions and key industries. So much, in fact, that it invested $183 million in grant funding to do so. Dr. Elizabeth M. Béjar, Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs at Florida International University, and Dr. Bridgette Cram, Assistant Vice President for […]
Who owns mental health services on campus?
Who owns mental health services on campus? Reported by Education Dive, a recent American Council on Education survey of more than 400 college presidents provides some interesting answers regarding their perceptions of higher ed progress on mental health issues and services. 92% of respondents believe their Dean of Students or Head of Student Affairs runs […]
Faculty diversity still trailing student diversity trends
Faculty diversity is still trailing student diversity trends. Reported by Education Dive, new data from the National Center for Education Statistics show that while 45% of undergraduate students are now non-white, up from 28% two decades ago, non-white full-time faculty still make up only 24% of those positions. And many of the positive trends in […]
Are nutrition benefits a college completion strategy?
Are nutrition benefits a college completion strategy? Reported by Education Dive, The College Student Hunger Act of 2019 is a legislative attempt to expand the existing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, otherwise known as SNAP. With a growing food insecurity problem across college campuses, and with more and more nontraditional students trying to balance the finances […]
Carnegie Mellon University Prepares for the Self-Driving Future
When many in higher education think about self-driving car technology, we’re tempted to jump straight to robotics, but autonomous car manufacturers are also going to be looking for generalists who understand the bigger picture of autonomous vehicle design and manufacturing. How can universities help prepare students to work in the autonomous vehicle industry? Dr. John […]
Southwest Airlines is Building University Pipelines
Southwest Airlines is building university pipelines. Reported by Education Dive, with the aviation industry experiencing a shortage of skilled workers, more and more airlines are working directly with universities to create customized academic pathways and apprenticeship programs. Southwest Airlines is the most recent, partnering with Arizona State University, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, University of Nebraska […]
Competency-Based Assessed Students Are Graduating 59% Faster
Students in competency-based assessment bachelor’s degree programs at Capella University are graduating 59% faster. Reported by Inside Higher Ed, the promise of competency-based education is that freed from the credit hour, students would be able to progress through the curriculum as fast as their mastery allowed, saving time and tuition dollars. This experiment at Capella […]