The nation’s wealthiest private colleges and universities have a new expense. Thanks to a provision in the tax reform package that President Donald Trump signed in late 2017, these schools are paying a 1.4% tax on their net investment income. This highly targeted tax only applies to schools with endowments worth at least US$500,000 per tuition-paying student. One aspect […] … learn more→
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A new tax on big college and university endowments is sending higher education a message
8 reasons not to go to University
When I taught at a community college or questionable state university, one of the things which surprised me was how many of my students did not want to be there. I don’t mean simply didn’t want to do homework, or study, or take tests…but even being on campus was a chore for them, something that […] … learn more→
Business schools: on the road to the uberisation of teacher-researchers ?
Since an interview given at the end of 2014 by Maurice Lévy to the Financial Times , the expression “uberiser” is flourishing. The question was even invited in the debates of the last presidential election, that is to say. According to Wikipedia , this term, taken from the name of the Californian company of passenger vehicles with drivers, Uber, refers to “A recent […] … learn more→
The ‘slow professor’ could bring back creativity to our universities
Last summer, a friend gave me a copy of The Slow Professor: Challenging the Culture of Speed in the Academy by Maggie Berg and Barbara K. Seeber, professors of English language and literature respectively at Queen’s University and Brock University. It gave me lots of food for thought. Working at a university, after several years of […] … learn more→
A-grade = Being wrong half the time
I’ve written several times of how GPA is essentially meaningless now in higher ed. What used to be solid F grade when I started teaching in higher ed is a solid C now, if not better. As much as I’d like to see every student get an A, I realize awarding grades like that is […] … learn more→
How to get more bang for your College bucks
Tuition prices around the country rise every year. The average cost of tuition and fees during the 2018-2019 school year was $9,716/year for a public, in-state school and $35,676/year for a private institution—and that’s not including housing or living costs. It can be a daunting task to think about saving money while shelling out so […] … learn more→
College rankings might as well be student rankings
Each year various magazines and newspapers publish college rankings in an attempt to inform parents and prospective students which colleges are supposedly the best. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges” – perhaps the most influential of these rankings – first appeared in 1983. Since then, many other rankings have emerged, assessing colleges and universities on cost, […] … learn more→
Expose leftist academic fraud = Re-education for you
I’ve written of the re-education system a few times, where “transgressing” faculty are punished by being forced to go to re-education “seminars,” with Commissars teaching them the proper way to think. I know it sounds like hyperbole, but I keep hoping that if I keep bringing it up, more and more people will realize it’s […] … learn more→
Students who plan to seek more education than needed for their career earn more money
When it comes to career success, it pays to aim for more education than what you need for the job you want. That is the key finding of a new study that I and several colleagues did by analyzing the salaries of high school students who expected to get more education than needed for their […] … learn more→
How your writing centre can help you finish your PhD
One of the most difficult things about the dissertation process is its solitary nature. When I reached that stage of my degree, I felt like people told me to go sit in a corner and write until I produced something perfect and brilliant. It took me a long time to understand that my dissertation was […] … learn more→
