If higher ed is to remain relevant, faculty and students must find common ground on what it means to teach and learn at “college level.”
In 2011, PayPal co-founder Peter Theil introduced the first Thiel Foundation Fellows—students who agreed to drop out of college to do scientific research, start a tech company or work in a social movement. Although this may have been seen as a ...
In April, NEJHE launched its New Directions for Higher Education series to examine emerging issues, trends and ideas that have an impact on higher education policies, programs and practices.
The first installment of the series featured Philip DiSalvio, dean of the College of Advancing & Professional Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston, interviewing Carnegie Foundation President ...
Last month, I suggested we separate hype from reality—not so much to criticize distance learning, but to seek an even higher ideal. Much of what is thrust under the umbrella of distance learning isn’t conducted at much distance, isn’t well supported and limits opportunities for institution-wide collaboration and innovation. Distance learning should be an exciting appeal, ra...
G. K. Chesterton famously once said: “Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried.” This, I believe, applies to distance learning as well. There is far too much self-congratulatory hyperbole about the growth and pervasiveness of online learning – which exaggerates reality and overlooks the true revolution occurring less visibly.Muc...
You can't characterize human nature if studies overlook 85% of people on Earth https://t.co/UiMQQbvace via @ConversationUS | reminiscent of Esther Kingston-Mann on #ResearchDiversity in https://t.co/1Mi6ShSrAV https://t.co/7kZwk43VqN @nebhe
Holy Cross to cancel classes Friday for sensitivity summit after report of anti-gay assault https://t.co/wdpiN9RgYF | also see https://t.co/tCahZX46lr https://t.co/QcF9mPYw9o and https://t.co/DYVQG5kCt9 #HigherEducation #lgbtqa
Young Americans need to be taught skills, not handed credentials https://t.co/1k1zzrTpy9 via @financialtimes | also see @nebhe Commission Report on Higher Education & Employability https://t.co/fdgyAIvez9 #employability
If higher ed is to remain relevant, faculty and students must find common ground on what it means to teach and learn at “college level.”
In 2011, PayPal co-founder Peter Theil introduced the first Thiel Foundation Fellows—students who agreed to drop out of college to do scientific research, start a tech company or work in a social movement. Although this may have been seen as a ... 
In April, NEJHE launched its New Directions for Higher Education series to examine emerging issues, trends and ideas that have an impact on higher education policies, programs and practices.
The first installment of the series featured Philip DiSalvio, dean of the College of Advancing & Professional Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston, interviewing Carnegie Foundation President ... 
