The U.S. Department of Education recently announced its plan to develop and release a “College Score Card” intended to assist families compare college costs and net tuitions prices. If you’re wondering whether information on college tuition is already available, the answer is yes. This College Scorecard, however, is partly intended to help families determine “value.” That is, balancing the cost of attendance at particular institutions against measures like graduation rates, loan repayments percentages, and the likelihood of getting a job after graduation.
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February 13, 2012 - 3:00am
Apple's new tools make it possible for anyone to design textbooks and courses -- but is that necessarily good for students and professors? Alan Reid asks.
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February 10, 2012 - 3:00am
The federal government could create small savings accounts for every newborn child, and change the equation on paying for college, write Reid Cramer and William Elliott III.
February 9, 2012 - 3:00am
W. Joseph King and Michael Nanfito look to 18th-century Japan for a possible model for the future, non-institutional role of the professor.
February 8, 2012 - 3:00am
A new book series offers polemics against prominent figures -- including an influential academic turned politician. Scott McLemee casts his vote.
February 7, 2012 - 3:00am
Given the corrupting influence of rankings, there is no cause for surprise by what happened at Claremont McKenna, writes William D. Adams. What the incident should inspire is a collective stand.
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Wick Sloane, who writes the Devil's Workshop column for Inside Higher Ed, has embedded himself at Bunker Hill Community College.
Essayist, critic, and digital feuilletonist. He writes the Intellectual Affairs column for Inside Higher Ed.
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February 12, 2012 - 9:42pm
Increasingly, industries need individuals with a blend of bth content expertise and business acumen. As market forces become increasingly intertwined in both K-12 and postsecondary education, individuals with both content knowledge and management expertise have much to offer.
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February 12, 2012 - 9:22pm
I read Itir Toksöz’s post on the merits of scholarly travel in August of last year, just as I was finalizing the details for my most recent trip to Brazil. Toksöz recognizes that traveling too frequently may be costly in terms of neglected “school” work, but argues persuasively in favor of traveling to conferences, in particular, as necessary for academic exchange and networking. I agree; however, scholars who are also parents need to consider the impact their work-related travel can have on their families.
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February 03, 2012
For all the hubbub about massive online classes offered by elite universities, the real potential game-changer in higher education is competency-based learning, writes Ryan Craig.
A techno-phobe professor at U of All People experiments with the iPhone's voice-activated assistant -- and the results aren't pretty. David Galef surveys the damage.
February 02, 2012
Historians look back at the 2008 election in a new book. Scott McLemee registers his impressions.
February 01, 2012
Michael Bérubé reflects on the first national meeting of an organization fighting for academics off the tenure track.
January 31, 2012
William Bradley considers how students treat professors these days, and how he treated the professors he revered in college.
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