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Improving Graduation Rates by Nudging Faculty, Not Students
Jeff Gold, Roy Stripling and Michal Kurlaender describe a program that encourages professors to use tools offering specifics about the academic trajectories of their students to help facilitate those students' paths to a college degree.
Ed Tech, Gender and “Uncanny Valley”
Some questions for women in academic/educational technology, inspired by a terrific memoir of Silicon Valley tech culture.
4 Worries About Higher Education in the 2020s
Intensifying inequality, continued public disinvestment, challenges to master’s programs and a shift away from learning innovation.
How to Write a Successful Cover Letter
Victoria Reyes offers some dos and don'ts for those who are new on the academic job market.
Later, and Later, and Later…
Why do students register a little later every year?
Fixes for Short-Term Pell
Opening up Pell Grants to short-term training is a promising idea, but changes are needed to prevent unintended consequences for equity, writes Jim Jacobs.