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- Dead Man Teaching January 26, 2021What's it like to find out your favorite new professor has been dead for almost two years? In a word, weird. What's it like to find out your favorite new professor has been dead for almost two years? In a word, weird.
- Covid-19 Has Robbed Faculty Parents of Time for Research. Especially Mothers. January 26, 2021Women with children have lost, on average, about an hour of research time per day on top of what childless scholars have lost, new research finds. Women with children have lost, on average, about an hour of research time per day on top of what childless scholars have lost, new research finds.
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- The Year That Pushed Higher Ed to the Edge December 19, 2020The pandemic exacerbated long-simmering problems confronting colleges The pandemic exacerbated long-simmering problems confronting colleges.
- Has Internationalization 'Hit a Brick Wall'? After 4 Decades on the Front Lines, This China Expert Is Worried December 8, 2020Educational and scientific cooperation used to be the bedrock of Chinese-American ties. “But now they have themselves become the source of disagreement and tension,” says Denis Fred Simon.
- The Number of International Students Is Shrinking. Here’s How That’s Affecting the Economy. December 1, 2020When international students didn't show up at U.S. colleges in 2019-20, their contributions to the American economy fell by $1.8 billion, and more than 42,000 jobs created or supported by their spending were lost.
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On the eve of departure…
I have been trying to figure out how to express all of the feelings I am having on this ‘eve of departure’. This post has taken me more days to write than I care to admit. Writing has always been … Continue reading
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Open Access
The open access movement is a shift in the ideology of how scientific research should be published and shared with the scientific community and society as a whole. Open access journals do not charge a fee to readers or require … Continue reading
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Higher Ed and Ethics in Society
Every person must make ethical decisions throughout their lives. Small decisions like choosing to recycle, living more efficiently or choosing products produced ethically are all fairly easy and do not typically keep people up at night. The ethical decisions that … Continue reading
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MFA or PhD: what is the future of the terminal degree for artists?
In the past, the standard in America has been that the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) is the terminal degree for an artist. There are an increasing number of programs, however, offering a PhD in art. This introduces the question … Continue reading
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Creating Better People
One of the most important aspects of higher education that I feel is often forgotten, especially in my field of engineering, is teaching students how to be better members of society. Engineers can get so caught up in the details of … Continue reading
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A Change to Higher Education
If I could change one thing about higher education it would be the grading system. I understand that in some ways it is a necessary evil, however, I think that grades promote a competitive sentiment in learning which I do not … Continue reading
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MOOCs
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are a relatively new concept in higher education and offer access to online courses for free to students. The following infographic shows some of the universities that are offering these classes and gives some information … Continue reading
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The Importance of Grammar
I was recently introduced to the song “Oxford Comma” by the band Vampire Weekend. The opening line is, “Who gives a fu** about about an oxford comma?” I had to look up the definition of the oxford comma and found … Continue reading
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Supporting our Undocumented Brothers and Sisters
Last week I attended a training session on how to become an ally to undocumented students. Coming from New Mexico, I have had close contact with many wonderful documented and undocumented immigrants. I believe it is so important to educate … Continue reading
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Mission Statements
Mission statements are often overlooked by most of the students at an institution of higher learning, I am certainly guilty of this myself. They can be, however, a very revealing look at the goals and values that an institution holds. … Continue reading
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