It’s the end of summer as I write this, so things are pretty quiet on campus. A recent study touched on a few things I’ve wanted to mention about today’s campus which never seem to make the news much: Study: ADHD drugs do not improve cognition in healthy college students Drug use is pretty heavy […] … learn more→
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“Healthy” students don’t benefit from ADHD drugs…Does anyone?
Leaving with Erasmus: at the school of difference?
Students who have benefited from the Erasmus mobility program are happy to use the terms “adventure” and “travel”. But they are far from being like bohemian characters portrayed by writers or filmmakers. Often mentioned as the main reason for going abroad, learning a foreign language is generally seen as a way to increase one’s chances […] … learn more→
Tearing down Confederate statues leaves structural racism intact
When protesters tore down the “Silent Sam” Confederate statue at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill on Aug. 20, it wasn’t just destruction of state property – a crime for which the protesters are now being investigated. Rather, the protesters knocked a powerful symbol of white supremacy from its pedestal – both literally and figuratively. Silent Sam, after […] … learn more→
Could college textbooks soon get cheaper
How much money do students spend on college textbooks? The answer is: too much. Since 1982, the price of new textbooks has tripled even after taking inflation into account. Since 2006, it has outstripped the rate of increase for college tuition. In contrast, the price of recreational books, a rough indicator of the cost of book production, […] … learn more→
GCSEs are a waste of time – an education expert proposes an alternative
Getting your GCSE results is big day for most 16-year-olds in England, Wales and Northern Ireland – as well as for their parents and schools. GCSEs have been a national rite of passage for the last 30 years. The first students sat GCSEs in 1988 when GCSEs replaced O levels and CSEs as the single school leaving […] … learn more→
$100,000+ student debt stories
YouTube is such a fine resource for learning things. It’s only drawback (beyond the way how it supports pedophilia and censors counter-narrative views) is the one common to any learning tool: if you don’t know what you should know, you’re unlikely to learn it. Today I’ll highlight a couple stories which strike me as fairly […] … learn more→
International is as international does
The term “international” has largely been diluted to the point where every institution is now international.If this is indeed true does that mean that the value and uniqueness of being international has been lost? Or is it merely a reflection of the evolution of higher education systems?After all, if the flow of information available to […] … learn more→
Business school tips on how universities can respond to populist criticism
Criticism of universities today can feel all but ubiquitous. Whether in the UK, Australia or any number of other western countries, politicians and the media are lining up to assert that universities are failing the community they serve. They are over-privileged, underworked bastions of self-interest; they exploit students with high fees and poor teaching; they […] … learn more→
To be good or well ranked? The dilemma of higher education institutions
The successive releases of the rankings of the universities of Times Higher Education and Shanghai Jiaotong University have, as every year, been accompanied by their lots of comments, and other nonsense. Beyond their rigor and their qualities, it is their underlying logic – the very idea of being able to classify – that poses a […] … learn more→
Jon Stossel on the College scam
Jon Stossel is one of the last few remaining investigative reporters, and used to be on television quite often, 20 years ago. His big career-killing problem was he tends to investigate government waste and corruption. It’s painfully obvious today that much (all?) of our mainstream media is just another department of our government, or at […] … learn more→
