Keeping our heads down is a bad tactic in the culture war
To our detriment, US higher education has become a trench line in the ongoing culture war.
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Harvard sets course to be fossil-fuel-free by 2050
Harvard University seeks to be fossil-fuel-free by 2050, according to a new plan based on recommendations from a task force made up of students, faculty members, and senior administrators.
Electric vehicle revolution to slash travel costs in global cities: report
Electrified autonomous vehicles will revolutionize urban mobility by reducing travel costs by up to 40 percent and cut down CO2 marginal emissions to zero, a World Economic Forum (WEF) report said Tuesday.
Applications for college aid through the Calif. Dream Act are down again
Each year, California invites students who are in the country without legal permission to apply for the same financial aid packages available to others
Calling all value creators, futurists and change agents
By any definition, 2017 was a tumultuous year, so I was pleased (and not at all surprised) to see BSR kick off 2018 with a new report: Redefining Sustainable Business, which showcases how sustainability is implemented inside companies.
Sharing courses? Google it
Three liberal arts colleges in Michigan team with the company to share courses via interactive whiteboards and videoconferencing. The results could be transformative, participants say.
Judge attacks professor’s ‘flawed and irresponsible’ evidence
A judge has accused a university professor of “diminishing the importance of the role of an expert witness” after he allegedly plagiarised others’ work in court and made assertions “without any basis in research or fact”.
How Australian students are experiencing a new world of personalised learning
Digital transformation is revolutionising Australian education
Here’s a simplified approach to sustainability goal-setting
"Just because you are splashing in the water does not mean you are swimming."
The Complications of Free Speech
Stanford, while previously adamant in promoting campus free expression, has struggled after posters on immigration were posted in a dormitory, challenging the consistency of the university’s policies.
