4 myths about manufacturing in the fourth industrial revolution
Like all good industry trends, the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) for manufacturing has come to mean many things.
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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
Alabama newspaper editor calls on KKK to lynch Democrats
The editor and publisher of a local paper in Alabama is under fire for penning an editorial calling for mass lynchings by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK).
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.
This AI is so good at writing that its creators won’t let you use it
A new artificial intelligence system is so good at composing text that the researchers behind it said they won't release it for fear of how it could be misused.
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.
