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Hello. News on our site this week featured the stunning announcement by Georgia Tech of a $7,000, purely online master's degree in computer science, the renewal of debate over a federal "unit records" system for students, and a new study suggesting that consideration of class in admissions could largely stand in for consideration of race. And we invite you to participate in a May 23 webinar on steps colleges can take to ensure safety when their students study overseas, featuring Stacey R. Bolton Tsantir, chair of the Health and Safety Subcommittee of NAFSA: Association of International Educators. To register for this advice-filled event, click here.

May 18 2013

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Massive (But Not Open)
Georgia Tech and Udacity, a MOOC provider, team up to dramatically lower the cost of a computer science master's degree.
Idea Whose Time
Has Come?
Bill introduced Thursday would create a federal database to track students through college and into the work force, but it's unclear whether "unit record" idea will find more favor than it did seven years ago.
Three Out of 2U
Top-tier universities said in November they would work with 2U for a project known as Semester Online. As this fall’s launch date approaches, several have backed away.  
Beyond Study Abroad
With participation rates in traditional overseas study flat or declining, the University of Pennsylvania seeks to expand interest in international internships and careers.
Testy Battle Over Tests
The GED Testing Service is set to launch revised version that adds college readiness. But backlash over cost and access has led to competition from two serious new entrants.
Trying to 'Reset' Online Fight
A report aims to reframe a hot debate in California over online education as lawmakers get ready to work on the state's budget.
Could Class Trump Race?
New research says that by examining both socioeconomic status and "overachievement," colleges could increase racial diversity without considering race.
Let's Not Talk About It
Otterbein stops requiring victims of sexual assault to sign form saying they should not discuss the matter.
A Religious Test
Davidson College board angers faculty members and students by keeping a requirement that the president be a Presbyterian.
Career Services Must Die
Colleges are not professionally developing students the way they should be, and the solution is to blow up the current system and follow a new blueprint, report argues.

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Innovation, or Something Else?
Peripheral Vision
Is all the talk about "innovation" masking anxiety about how higher education might be reshaped? Peter Stokes asks.
To Professors of Asian-American Studies
Jonathan Marks asks members of the discipline’s national association: Do you really all support the call for a boycott of Israeli academics?
Murder, She Theorized
Intellectual Affairs
Serial killers have become the cultural anti-heroes of the age. Scott McLemee considers a new book that traces the back story of a morbid trend.
Professional Responsibility
Teaching ethics should be part of the job of all faculty members in all disciplines, writes C.K. Gunsalus.
MOOCs and Community Colleges
Access and affordability are nothing new to community colleges, writes J. Noah Brown. Neither is quality.

Career Advice (View all)

Using LinkedIn
Kevin Grubb explains how to use the popular social media tool for administrative job development.
Owning Our Mistakes
Tyro Tracts
Nate Kreuter writes that the best thing you can do when you mess up is to admit it and ask for help.
'Gray'-cious Conclusion to a Career
Whether senior professors have a vibrant end to the later stages of their academic careers is largely in their own hands. Roger Baldwin and Michael Zeig offer guidance for how they can do so.

Blog U (View all)

Research Notes, Day 6
The Education of Oronte Churm
Southwest Florida: The poor and the not.
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Career Services as Educational Appetizers
Confessions of a Community College Dean
Consider a broader role for career counselors.
1 day 11 hours
I Am in the Teaching Business and It Shows
University of Venus
"Are you an academic?"
1 day 12 hours
Thought Leadership from Corporate EdTech
Technology and Learning
Topics on which leaders are needed.
1 day 12 hours
Are you "Meta-dissertating"?
GradHacker
Are you moving forward?
1 day 12 hours
On the Eve of Destruction
University Diaries
Reflections on the imminent release of the DSM-5.
1 day 12 hours
Tools for Displaying Tweets at Your Event
Student Affairs and Technology
Creating a tweet wall.
1 day 12 hours
The "Break" - Week 1 Highlights
College Ready Writing
The first installment of "What I Did on my Summer Vacation."
1 day 14 hours
It's Not Easy Being AASHE
Getting to Green
Challenges for a sustainability organization for higher ed.
1 day 14 hours
Math Geek Mom: Can’t We Find a Better Way to Pay for College?
Mama PhD
Reality TV is not the answer.
1 day 14 hours

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