Tony Bates reflects on 2009, noting positive developments and disappointments:
Then we look at the public sector, and in particular the big research universities, and what do we see? Clickers, lecture capture, multiple screens in the classroom, learning management systems with Powerpoint slides and pdf files loaded, and a [...]
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has selected 19 colleges and universities for its controversial probe of whether colleges are favoring male applicants in admissions decisions, and whether any such preference is appropriate. The commission, seeking to minimize costs, selected colleges close to Washington, but included a range of [...]
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has selected 19 colleges and universities for its controversial probe of whether colleges are favoring male applicants in admissions decisions, and whether any such preference is appropriate. The commission, seeking to minimize costs, selected colleges close to Washington, but included a range of [...]
Just a quick update -- The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has released the list of colleges and universities it plans to investigate for giving preference to men in admissions:FSU ranks No. 44 among doctorate-granting institutions in the number of research doctorates produced in 2008, according to a new report from the National Science Foundation. Florida State tied with the University of California at Santa Barbara and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (“Virginia Tech”) for the 44th spot. The three universities each [...]
Canadian universities -- like their counterparts in the United States -- have been telling students to stay away from campuses if they have flu-like symptoms. But some students are taking advantage, according to an article in Maclean's, which said that students "quickly expanded the definition of flu-like symptoms to'" [...]
Stanford University has decided not to try to sell about $5 billion in endowment assets in an auction, determining that these assets are starting to show gains in value, The Wall Street Journal reported. The planned sale was seen as a sign of how challenging wealthy universities were finding [...]
Public universities need help, but that doesn't mean the values of the Morrill Act should be discarded by favoring a few institutions over the rest, writes M. Duane Nellis.
' [...]ON THE RISE: The One Florida plan to increase minority enrollment in Florida's universitieshas succeeded, mostly because of rising Hispanic numbers. (Times photo, Atoyia Deans)
MORE TIME: A growing list of Florida educators support keeping kids in school longer, but many say it's not likely [...]
U.S. visa and immigration laws and policies need major changes for American universities to continue to attract top talent from abroad, according to a report being released today by NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Among the reforms the report endorses: expedited reviews for "low risk" visa applicants, new procedures [...]
Pittsburgh's colleges and universities have rejected a demand from Mayor Luke Ravenstahl that they devise a plan to contribute $5 million to close the city's budget shortfall, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. The mayor has said that without such a commitment from higher education, he would push for a City [...]
Australia's Education Ministry has released a paper on ways to carry out a plan to start judging - and financing -- universities based in part on performance targets, The Australian reported. Among the measures being considered: generic skills tests to show the "value added" during study at a university, [...]
Seeking to bring the work of higher education scholars to bear on the policy and practice of colleges and universities, the Association for the Study of Higher Education's Council for the Advancement of Higher Education Programs and Inside Higher Ed announce the Higher Education Learning Briefs initiative. The project [...]
A new report from a business-financed public-policy organization says that traditional colleges and universities can learn from for-profit colleges' approach to teaching.
The Committee for Economic Development's new report makes recommendations for how the government, colleges, and universities should encourage online education. One of its chapters, titled "Lessons From For-Profit
For-profit college set to join unique football league and take on seemingly strange peers: Ivy League universities and military service academies.
[...]Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl has given local colleges and universities an ultimatum: Offer a plan to provide $5 million a year in support to the city, or the City Council will vote next week on his proposed 1 percent tuition tax, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. The plan for the [...]
New research has found that British universities favor research over teaching when evaluating candidates for promotion, The Times Higher reported. In many cases, the research found that universities don't even consider teaching in a substantial way or document how it is evaluated.
' [...]The University of Ottawa has become the first Canadian institution to join the Compact for Open Access Publishing Equity, in which five leading American universities in September pledged to develop systems to pay open access journals for the articles they publish by the institutions' scholars. Ottawa has also' [...]
Rhode Island is raising the bar to get into teacher training, reports the Providence Journal.
Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist told state colleges and universities to increase the minimum score on a basic skills test required to enter teacher training.
Currently, Rhode Island ranks among the lowest in the nation, alongside [...]
Things are changing in the world of higher education, and it’s about time. Universities across the country are taking the bold leap into the 21st century, making some moves that promise to change the traditional classroom experience. Even raising your hand in class is [...]
The Institute of International Education has rated colleges and universities based on the study abroad opportunities they offer to students, and a handful of Florida schools have ranked high.
Among research universities offering doctoral degrees, the University of Florida logged in at No. 12 with 2,039 students in overseas programs. [...]
Like many universities around the world, the University of Edinburgh has pledged to cut carbon emissions. As The Guardian reported, the university has concluded that the only way to reach its targets is to move beyond such straightforward measures as redesigning buildings for more efficient energy use. the university [...]
Microsoft and Google are giving technology to schools and colleges in hopes of winning students’ minds, reports the San Jose Mercury News.
With the recession taking a bite out of university endowments and public school budgets alike, the competition between Google and Microsoft to convert the nation’s colleges, universities and [...]
November’s unemployment numbers are in, and they’ve been hailed as both unexpected and not something to get too excited about. While the drop from 10.2 to 10 percent may not sound like a lot, it’s important to remember that, right now, the rate’s staying stable would’ve [...]
In remarks kicking off a White House forum on job creation and the economy, President Obama repeatedly stressed the role of higher education. "I want to hear about what unions and universities can do to better support and prepare our workers -- not just for the jobs of today," [...]
Amid criticism, U.S. universities have quietly paid companies commission to recruit students abroad. Now they're doing it publicly, and trying to standardize practices.
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From The Times December 3, 2009″
Ivy league men attract female students to the US
The lure of meeting an Ivy League man is encouraging female school-leavers to apply to America’s top universities
Emma Watson and Spanish rock star Rafael Cebrián at a recent New York City ice [...]
This won't be news to anyone in Illinois, but college trustees and regents need to pay attention to conflicts of interest other than financial ones, the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges says in new guidance on the subject. The statement from AGB's Board of' [...]
