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Back to the Basics
The start of a new year (and a new decade, depending on how you look at it) provides a great opportunity to get back to the basics of communication. Here are some simple rules to guide your communications in 2020.
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.
Later, and Later, and Later…
Why do students register a little later every year?
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.
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.
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.