When seeking graduate and professional degrees, African Americans take on over 50% more debt than white students. On the upside, African Americans also see a bigger payoff to earning such degrees. Whether or not that payoff is enough to make up for the additional debt burden is unclear. These are some key takeaways from a study we released in […] … learn more→
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African Americans take on more debt for grad school – but the payoff is also bigger
Choosing your benefits administration software: What features to look for
In a recent survey, 83% of employers changed their benefits strategy over the past three years. It is apparent that businesses are reevaluating their processes, given major changes in benefits structures, regulation, and compliance initiatives. If your business has not reviewed your benefits administration software recently, it may be due for a revisit. If you […] … learn more→
From 9/11 to Christchurch earthquakes: how unis have supported students after a crisis
Universities across Australia – including in Canberra, Wollongong and Newcastle – have had to close their campuses in the past few months as a result of bushfires. But the deep and long-lasting impacts of the crisis are set to pose a challenge for Australian universities beyond just the immediate response. Of the more than one million university students in Australia, we estimate about 95,000 […] … learn more→
The ‘parental pin’: an authoritarian attack against democratic values
In order to understand in depth the implications of the so-called “parental pin” , it is first necessary to understand what the purposes of the public school are. Although it is very common to think that the work of the compulsory public school is formative, it is not so. Its primary function, and the explanation of why all […] … learn more→
New Campus Commissar: Departmental Academic Diversity Officer
UMich is currently paying $10.6 million each year(!!!) for its 82 “diversity officers,” MLive reported. Further scholarships and a new $10 million multicultural center are all part of a five-year strategic plan, launched in 2016 to diversify the campus. –the Vice-Provost alone rakes in over 400k a year… I’ve written before of the incredible high […] … learn more→
Bushfire education is too abstract. We need to get children into the real world
Children and young people have been deeply impacted by the current bushfire crisis. Schools have been destroyed and thousands of houses have burnt down. Hazardous air pollution is causing major public health concerns and the devastating impacts on animals and wildlife is leading to emotional distress. Many children – like 11-year-old Finn who drove a boat with […] … learn more→
When great chefs taste: the uncertainties of evaluation in the light of Michelin stars
The Michelin Guide has just withdrawn their third star from the great chefs Marc Veyrat, then the late Paul Bocuse. The stir caused is considerable. For all those who are interested in evaluation, especially in school, it is a remarkable opportunity to reflect on the uncertainties of this practice which, less than ever, cannot claim to be a […] … learn more→
US regional diversity policies discriminate against students from big cities
Regional diversity is one factor among many that is used to determine which students gain admittance to private colleges in the US. It is an admirable idea. In theory, such policies are designed to bring together, in each incoming class, students from diverse urban communities and rural outposts across the nation. In reality, however, the […] … learn more→
A familiar place among the chaos: how schools can help students cope after the bushfires
School will start on a somewhat sombre note this year. Some schools will still be shrouded in smog from the bushfires. Some students will be grieving the loss of property, animals or even family and friends. Some remain evacuated and others are part of the recovery effort. In recent days, Australia’s education minister Dan Tehan highlighted […] … learn more→
Are we facing the decline of the textbook at school?
For some time now we have been observing a kind of renewal wave in education with emerging proposals that would turn classrooms and schools upside down, turning them into something almost unrecognizable. And, in parallel, we are seeing how digital technology has come to supplant the analog in many facets of life, also in education. All […] … learn more→
