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Opinion
Virtual Reality, Economic Collapse, Environmental Degradation, and 'Children of the New World’
Dystopian near future science fiction that hits this edtech optimist a bit too close to home.
Opinion
People Are Infrastructure, Part I: Outsourcing
In higher education as elsewhere, we often limit the public discussion about infrastructure to the things we buy (technology), build (offices, labs, and libraries) or need to update (plumbing, power, and networks). Yet our people are a critical, if often overlooked, part of the essential infrastructure in higher education.
Opinion
Erasmus Could Have Stopped Brexit
In the Erasmus Impact Study, 88% of the UK (!) Erasmus people feel very European and 84% have a positive attitude towards Europe compared to 62% of the non-mobile UK students.
Opinion
Why I'm Not (Super) Worried About That Professor Watchlist
It's the work of someone who's looking for something to believe in and probably hasn't found it.
Opinion
Business as Usual?
In the aftermath of the recent election, many people on campuses are feeling more stressed and burdened than usual. Kerry Ann Rockquemore suggests some positive ways to move forward.
Opinion
Remembering SEK
The death of Scott Eric Kaufman -- an American critic and leading first-generation, graduate student blogger -- drives home the sense that this has been an especially cruel year, writes Scott McLemee.