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A High-Profile Tech Boot Camp Stumbles
Woz U, named for Apple co-founder, is subject of critical news report citing dissatisfied students, prompting a state investigation. Its leaders defend quality but acknowledge flaws and a slow start.
Beyond the Numbers on Gender and Research
Are we thinking about gender diversity in the sciences all wrong, or at least too simply? New paper proposes a multipronged approach to thinking about and encouraging this diversity, for the benefit of science as a whole.
Northwestern Non-Tenure-Track Instructors Narrowly Vote Down Union
Northwestern University’s non-tenure-track faculty members voted against forming a union affiliated with Service Employees International Union, the university announced Tuesday...
A Study Abroad Boycott
A second instructor at the University of Michigan declines to write a letter for a student to study in Israel, citing support for the boycott, and a first professor who refused to write a letter is disciplined. Meanwhile, Israel has detained and ordered the deportation of a U.S. student for her support for the boycott movement.
Capital Campaign Watch: Christendom, Macalester, Rose-Hulman, School of Art Institute of Chicago, U of Montana
Starting Out: Macalester College has started a campaign to raise $100 million by 2019. The college has already raised $80...
Academic Minute: Environmental Security
Today on the Academic Minute: Frank Galgano, associate professor in the department of geography and the environment at Villanova University...
Q&A: 2 Digital Learning Devotees Evaluate Their Progress
Jesse Stommel and Sean Michael Morris examine their evolving thoughts on classroom technology and online education. A lot has changed in a short time, they found.
Exam Proctoring for Online Students Hasn't Yet Transformed
Remote proctoring and other tech-enabled solutions dominate discussion, but quite a few online students still take exams face-to-face -- posing logistical challenges for them and their institutions alike.