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→
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Columbia MFA students demand tuition refund
The 10 most important events in Higher Ed of 2018
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→
Graduate employment is up, but finding a job can still take a while
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→
More solutions needed for campus hunger
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→
Guided dictation: a new way to progress in spelling?
Today, the issue of spelling problems is largely outside the school sphere. With the rise of digital in the professional world, everyone has to communicate in writing. From a personal point of view, social networks engage us more and more to handle the keyboard. And the weaknesses in Molière’s language become all the more visible as the French […] … learn more→
School agents benefit both Canada and China
China is the No.1 source country of international students who come to study in Canada. According to the Canadian Bureau for International Education, 150,000 international students from China studied in Canada in 2017. Any political impact on Canadian and Chinese relations is potentially serious for a wide global network with something at stake related to Chinese students in Canada […] … learn more→
Brexit, xenophobia and international students: how to combat ‘public paranoia’ over immigration
No sector in the UK has more enthusiastically embraced globalisation than higher education. Top universities have erected campuses in new continents, expanded their share of students from abroad, and touted their instruction of “global citizens”. The University of Oxford, for example, boasts that its “international profile rivals that of any university in the world”. My own institution labels itself […] … learn more→
In search of an authentic and fun education
In a talk given by Guy Brousseau at the Public University of Navarra several years ago, he said that one of the most important challenges of compulsory education was having to teach people who may not want to learn and who are also obliged to do so. The background of the question of this reflection greatly conditions […] … learn more→
Six ways to support new teachers to stay in the profession
Teaching is hard. Staying in the teaching profession can sometimes be even harder. There’s a lack of national data about attrition, but the Queensland College of Teachers estimates anywhere between 8-50% of new teachers leave the profession within the first five years. High workloads, perceived lack of support, work-life balance and the absence of recognition appear to impact new teachers’ decisions […] … learn more→
Acting out: theatre class where students rehearse for change
The auditorium buzzes with anticipation. It is opening night for a group of students from the Theatre for Social Change course offered at University of Waterloo. Students are about to present the culmination of their work from the fall term. As the lights dim, the students’ fear and apprehension is palpable. Acting and performance are […] … learn more→
