Calif. college calls the POLICE…over a cartoon frog
Folsom Lake College notified the local police after finding a poster of a cartoon frog, stating that “hate has no home on our campus.”
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Papa John’s offers free college tuition for employees
Papa John’s is serving up the chance at a college education for its workers. The pizza chain is offering to pay all tuition for undergraduate and graduate online degree programs.
Online Students Multitask More (Not in a Good Way)
Study finds that even those who are inclined to stray do so less in face-to-face classes -- presumably because instructors and peers are watching. What are the implications for online learning? And is all multitasking bad?
Impostor syndrome: two-thirds of female scholars suffer badly
Self-perceived levels of imposter syndrome in women remain equally high among senior academics, study finds
Syracuse U: U.S. Constitution is ‘exclusionary’ to some students
Syracuse University has refused to grant a Young Americans for Freedom group status as a Registered Student Organization (RSO).
European university heads take the fight to publishers
Vice-chancellors are leading contract negotiations, allowing universities to make more demands on open access and costs
No, universities aren’t ‘doing fine’ on needed funding
Time on the road has a way of giving one perspective on matters back at home. It was after a week of travel and a chance to be reminded once again of the importance of higher education on America’s ability to compete in a world economy that I returned home to see Bob Robb’s recent column articulating his position regarding appropriate tax support for public universities.
Only women, transgenders are allowed in GW debate tournament
The George Washington University Parliamentary Debate Society will host an April tournament open only to women and transgender individuals.
‘Should White Boys Still Be Allowed to Talk?’
Dickinson student's essay sets off intense debate there and elsewhere about who dominates classroom discussions. While piece has been pummeled in conservative blogosphere, issues related to who speaks in class concern many in academe.
Defining and pursuing success in competency-based education
Supporting student success inside and outside the classroom, and more clearly defining what success means, requires setting important guideposts that help direct growth in CBE programming.
