In the wake of the resignation of University of Missouri System President Tom Wolfe, much is being written about the power of collective action among student groups to affect positive change on their campuses. The Black Lives Matter movement has demonstrated the same. Young people are bringing to light issues in overlooked communities across the […] … learn more→

Academic writing involves a series of discrete steps that can cause time intensive distractions from actually writing and researching. ComWriter is an Australian designed and developed writing platform that removes the clutter arising from tools, style requirements and formatting rules, to enable concentration on the process of research writing. ComWriter has been designed to support […] … learn more→

It could herald a great leap forward in the way we live our lives. The internet of things, the idea that objects can be interconnected via a global network, will run your home, keep you healthy and even check how much food is in your fridge. It will mean a trillion new “smart sensors” being […] … learn more→

In academe, ideas cost money. But how much? Advocates for open-access journals say that academic research should be free for everyone to read. But even those proponents acknowledge that publishing costs money — the disagreement is over the amount. The issue was highlighted last month, when all six editors and all 31 editorial-board members resigned […] … learn more→

I’m looking at the downfall of Sweet Briar College, a fine women’s school with a stellar reputation, which, without warning, announced it was closing its doors tout-suite, no need to ask where the money went, or so admin advises. I think asking about the money is a good idea, but faculty rarely are blessed with […] … learn more→

A lot of faculty worry that they do. Given the cheating epidemic in college courses, why wouldn’t students be even more inclined to cheat in an unmonitored exam situation? Add to that how tech-savvy most college students are. Many know their way around computers and software better than their professors. Several studies report that the […] … learn more→

Competition between universities is more intense than ever, resulting in a shift towards industry-relevant degrees. But this attempt to link universities and the economy has not been universally successful so far. Employers still complain that graduates lack the necessary job skills. Research shows thousands of graduates are unable to obtain jobs of their choice. Are […] … learn more→

The student loan scam hasn’t just hurt our high school graduates, sucking them into a lifetime of debt before they’re old enough to truly understand what’s being done to them, it’s also hurt many small private schools, schools which built a reputation of excellence and dedication to education, concepts of no value to the “more […] … learn more→

–not really picking on this guy, since he’s hardly the first politician to get votes by promising “free stuff” but we need to think these promises through. A century ago, a high school diploma was a big deal (people back then left school at the 8th grade—like my grandmother, who in 1912ish qualified to be […] … learn more→

Traditionally, therapy happens been between doctor and patient, face to face, in person. But the Internet’s ubiquity means that much that was once only done in person can now be moved online — like banking, work conferences, dating, and yes, therapy. Online psychiatry, also referred to as e-therapy, is exactly what it sounds like: replacing […] … learn more→