Posted by Dan Galpin, Developer Advocate This blog post is part of a weekly series for #11WeeksOfAndroid. For each of the #11WeeksOfAndroid, we’re diving into key areas so you don’t miss anything. This week, we…
Community colleges need an equity-focused agenda (opinion)
When one considers recent National Student Clearinghouse Research Center data showing a COVID-related 10 percent enrollment decline from fall 2019 to fall 2020, a 19 percent decline of first-year students this year and a 30 percent drop in…
IELTS Writing Task 2 Topic: Many university students…
Many university students live with their families, while others live away from home because their universities are in different places. What are the advantages and disadvantages of both situations? Essay Plan : • Introduction :…
Any measure of the value of higher ed…
As the need for a college credential in the labor market has grown, so, too, has the price of earning one and the debt that increasingly comes with it. It’s not surprising then that the…
George Washington president Thomas LeBlanc retiring in 2022
Image: Thomas LeBlanc, the president of George Washington University in Washington, D.C., announced plans Tuesday to retire after the upcoming academic year, placing an end date on an often-criticized tenure marked by discord with faculty members and…
Academic Minute: Prison Education’s Transformative Effects
Today on the Academic Minute, part of University of Houston-Clear Lake Week: William Powers Jr., associate professor of history, assesses how incarcerated students can benefit from education. Learn more about the Academic Minute here. Is…
Purdue Set to Adopt Civics Literacy Requirement
The Purdue University Board of Trustees plans to adopt a long-discussed civics literacy requirement for undergraduates at its June meeting. Students starting Purdue in the fall will be the first class subject to the requirement,…
U of Missouri students protest diversity and inclusion…
Image: Students at the University of Missouri are confused and upset about pending changes to top staff positions at campus centers focused on supporting underrepresented groups on campus, including LGBTQ and Black students and survivors of…
Authors discuss what makes a ‘super course’
Image: Ken Bain believes that the best new idea in education is not to find better ways to use technology. He believes in courses -- "super courses," he calls them -- that will transform the teaching…