The first mass teacher labor action of 2019 is unfolding in California as the United Teachers Los Angeles walked out for the first time in 30 years. This strike, which began on Jan. 14, isn’t just important to people in Los Angeles. Here are three reasons the nation should pay attention. 1. The Los Angeles case […] … learn more→

At least once a month a headhunting firm calls me seeking advice on a search for a university vice-chancellor. They want to pick my brains because of what I’ve learnt, sometimes the hard way, over seven years as a vice-chancellor, 12 years as an academic dean and two years as an administrator of struggling universities. […] … learn more→

Does your mind wander while you’re reading? All the books to read for that pesky literature review and you just can’t focus … Sometimes the havering mind is “the worries”. Worries about how much reading there is and how hard some of it is. This is a moment when you need to soothe and reassure […] … learn more→

I know this is something of old news…but today’s topic just strikes me as a more important phenomenon for higher ed than anything in the “top 10” of last post. We now have nearly an entire class of students at a good school asking for refunds. When it comes to student loans, the most painful […] … learn more→

The trucking industry is an important component of business in the United States. Truck drivers spend continuous hours transporting products between different companies all throughout the country. However, within the past decade, there has been a shortage in truck drivers. For most students, they tend to follow what other people do rather than explore high […] … learn more→

Almost all teenage students are using the smartphone and other gadgets with all the latest apps. And being a parent, people worried about the excessive use of mobile and apps by their children like what are they doing in the mobile or is there any problem with them, etc.  But to remove all the tension […] … learn more→

I know, it’s a bit late for such considerations, but a recent article listed what are supposedly the 10 most important events of 2018…they’re off a bit, but allow me to clarify: 1. Purdue University Launched “Purdue Global” after Purchasing For-Profit Kaplan University The article indicates this “may signal a change” in online programs, but…no. […] … learn more→

Four years on from the worst new graduate employment outcomes ever, the 2018 statistics released today show cause for optimism. Although full-time employment rates remain well down on a decade ago, they are improving. Graduates in health-related courses fare the best In early 2018, about four months after completing an undergraduate course, 73% of new graduates who were looking […] … learn more→

A new federal report does a good job of explaining what many researchers have been saying for a decade – food insecurity among college students is a serious national problem. As one University of California, Berkeley student revealed in an interview for a 2018 research article I helped write: “Food is always on my mind: ‘Do I have enough […] … learn more→

We all care, at some level, about our planet and for our children. And yet, ample research has proven that we are doing a terrible job of guaranteeing a healthy future for either of them. In my work as an interdisciplinary scholar who has researched children’s rights, the social determinants of child development and the psychology […] … learn more→