‘Block teaching’ model ripe for copycats
More universities are expected to consider adopting Sweden’s “block teaching” system after a pilot at an Australian institution exceeded expectations.
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Why Walmart is paying for its employees to go to college
On Wednesday, Walmart announced that it would offer to pay, at least in part, for its 1.4 million employees in the United States—part-time, full-time, and salaried—to go to college, with some restrictions.
Trump’s crackdown on students who overstay visas rattles higher ed
The Trump administration plans to crack down on international students and visitors who overstay their visas, stoking fears in the higher education community that President Trump’s aggressive immigration policies will hinder university efforts to attract the brightest minds from overseas.
Scholarly societies ‘more diverse than universities’
Scientific societies offer an underappreciated avenue for female academics to burst through the glass ceiling, a study suggests.
DFW Fail
Savannah State professors object to a new, unwritten policy judging their teaching effectiveness by how many D or F grades they give.
After Obama-era crackdown, for-profit colleges seek nonprofit status
Ashford University is one of more than a dozen for-profit colleges across the country looking to become nonprofit institutions, a change that would make them subject to less federal oversight and shed the often-maligned “for-profit” designation.
New Jersey Institute of Technology partners with Woz U
Technology-based education start-up Woz U, announced today a partnership with the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), one of only 32 polytechnic universities in the United States.
Asian university hands control of curriculum design to industry
An Asian university’s decision to hand control of curriculum design to major employers has sparked debate about how higher education institutions can ensure that their students graduate with the skills needed by industry.
By One Measure, ‘Nontraditional’ Presidents Less Rare
New findings tweak "traditional" label for presidents, asking whether U.S. public colleges and universities these days are being led by more nonacademics than we think.
