No laughing matter? Classroom humour treads a fine line
Funny jokes improve class cohesion and dud gags do no harm, study finds – but offensive quips can alienate learners
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For students teetering on the edge financially, micro-grants help them finish college
Every semester, thousands of students drop out of college because they are a few hundred dollars short of being able to pay their bills.
Questioning the Evidence
A higher ed researcher cited by Betsy DeVos to justify dropping gainful-employment rule says her work actually backed more stringent standards.
‘Hasty’ funding calls ‘prejudiced against women and carers’
Academics claim that funding application deadlines are becoming tighter
What’s going on in the world of plastic?
I’m not easily impressed by advances in sustainable business — I’ve been watching them happen in fits and starts for three decades — but I’ll confess to being astounded by what’s going on these days in the world of plastic.
The Arctic’s ‘last bastion’ of sea ice is breaking up for the first time on record
The sea ice off the coast of northern Greenland is normally some of the thickest in the entire Arctic, with ridges of ice piled as high as 70 feet in some places.
Coffee delivery drone patented by IBM
A coffee-delivering drone that can detect when people are tired and bring them a drink has been patented by technology company IBM.
Care leavers and HE: barriers that hinder and support that works
Experts look at the international picture for young people trying to move from care into universities
‘A New U: Faster + Cheaper Alternatives to College’
A Q&A with Ryan Craig, investor and author of a new book about the changing landscape for education and training credentials and the implications for traditional higher education.
College leaders issue plea for hate crimes law
The presidents of several area higher education institutions are among the 22 college and university leaders who recently penned a public letter calling on the General Assembly to pass a hate crimes law.
