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  • Steven Spielbergs Holocaust archive arrives in UK


    The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority Authority: 962
    Academics hope emphasis on survivors testimonies will change the way in which war history is studied The arrival in Britain of an archive of tens of thousands of Holocaust testimonies will give much needed historical weight to the experiences of survivors, according to a leading scholar. David Cesarani, of the ...
    7 hours ago

  • College presidents wary of Obama cost-control plan


    Washington Examiner — Authority Authority: 683
    KIMBERLY HEFLING AP Education Writer WASHINGTON ...
    10 hours ago

  • Obama to Campuses: Want Government Aid? Cut Costs


    Education Blog — Authority Authority: 117
    JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press and KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — President Barack Obama has put colleges and universities on notice to control tuition costs or face losing federal dollars. Now, schools are waiting to hear how big a stick he plans to wield to enforce his message. Obama was ...
    1 day ago

  • Faculty Meet To Discuss Reforms In College Sports


    The Kept-Up Academic Librarian — Authority Authority: 121
    They threw around ideas people dream about -- a 64-team football playoff -- and others that might be more realistic: finding a way to let players receive a small stipend in addition to their scholarships. A group of reform-minded professors who represent their faculties on the Coalition On Intercollegiate Athletics ...
    1 day ago

  • Not A Matter Of If But When The Big Higher Ed Disruption Is Coming


    The Kept-Up Academic Librarian — Authority Authority: 121
    It’s becoming a familiar story, university experiences are increasingly being characterized by: impractical learning, out-of-touch faculty, high tuition, time-wasting requirements and diminishing probabilities of employment. As with any disruptive innovation, there will be winners and losers. Although speculative, ...
    1 day ago

  • The higher education bubble


    The Economic Voice — Authority Authority: 122
    The following has been put together by educationnews.org and shows how similar the current higher education bubble in the US is to the recent housing bubble.But it also illustrates how much faster this particular bubble is forming.And what th
    1 day ago

  • Massachusetts Community Colleges Welcome Attention In Governors Plan


    The Kept-Up Academic Librarian — Authority Authority: 121
    Community college leaders and students said yesterday that they welcomed attention from Governor Deval Patrick, who on Monday called for sweeping changes to the 15-school system, even as they questioned whether his plan could make it through the Legislature intact. Presidents of the colleges received the proposed ...
    1 day ago

  • This University Sent The Most Students To The Peace Corps


    The Kept-Up Academic Librarian — Authority Authority: 121
    For the second straight year, the University of Colorado ranked No. 1 in the nation for graduates serving as Peace Corps volunteers. Currently, 112 undergraduate alumni are serving around the world, the Peace Corps announced today. CUs Boulder campus is ranked the No. 5 all-time school for volunteers with 2,317 alumni ...
    1 day ago

  • Plagiarism: What Do Students Think?


    classroom as microcosm — Authority Authority: 97
    It is only a week and a half into the semester, and already my office mate and I are talking about plagiarism.  There are hangovers from last semester – cases that never quite got resolved - and our college has a new plagiarism policy that requires, among other things, that we submit any plagiarism accusations to ...
    2 days ago

  • Pinzón becomes first European to land in Brazil


    OUPblog — Authority Authority: 526
    This Day in World History January 26, 1500 Pinzón Becomes First European to Land in Brazil On January 26, 1500, Spanish sailor Vincente Yáñez Pinzón spotted land. He named the cape the Cabo de Santa María de la Consolación. The site was near modern-day Recife, Brazil, making Pinzón the first European ...
    2 days ago

  • Cost of raising a child rises to £218,000


    The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority Authority: 962
    LV=s Cost of a Child survey says rising education costs and childcare are the biggest expenditure, as three-quarters of parents admit to making cutbacks in everyday living The cost of raising a child from birth until their 21st birthday has soared to more than £218,000, according to research from insurer LV=, which ...
    2 days ago

  • Higher Ed Has Lost Billions In State Funding During The Recession


    The Kept-Up Academic Librarian — Authority Authority: 121
    State funding for higher education has declined because of a slow recovery from the recession and the end of federal stimulus money, according to a study released Monday. Overall, spending declined by some $6 billion, or nearly 8 percent, over the past year. The funding reductions, seen across nearly every state, have ...
    2 days ago

  • Proposed Legislation Would Make SAT Cheating A Serious Criminal Offense


    The Kept-Up Academic Librarian — Authority Authority: 121
    New York would make felonies out of cheating on the SAT college entrance test under a bill released Tuesday as part of a legislative investigation into a scandal in an affluent New York City suburb. The measure proposed by Sen. Kenneth LaValle of Suffolk County would create new felonies of facilitation of education ...
    2 days ago

  • More IHEs Turning To The Private Sector For Dorm Construction And Management


    The Kept-Up Academic Librarian — Authority Authority: 121
    With state budgets tight and demand for a college education at a high point, public universities across the country are increasingly turning to the private sector to build and finance on-campus dormitories. states found that companies that specialize in student housing could build residence halls more rapidly and ...
    2 days ago

  • Zinepal eBook: #EdCamp Santiago 2012


    Profesorbaker's Blog — Authority Authority: 121
    EdCamp Santiago 2012 This eBook was created using the Zinepal Online eBookCreator. Use Zinepal to create your own eBooks in PDF, ePubandKindle / Mobipocket formats. EdCamp Santiago 2012 View more documents from Edcamp Santiago
    2 days ago

  • SUNO nears pre-Katrina enrollment


    Washington Examiner — Authority Authority: 683
    The Associated Press The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS Southern University at New Orleans officials say the spring enrollment will bring the ...
    2 days ago

  • State electronic library could help students


    Washington Examiner — Authority Authority: 683
    The Associated Press The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Tennessee Electronic Library has tools that could help students prepare for college ...
    2 days ago

  • More Common For Colleges To Help Students Recover From Addiction


    The Kept-Up Academic Librarian — Authority Authority: 121
    In 1988, Rutgers started what is believed to be the first residential recovery program on a college campus, according to Lisa Laitman, director of its Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Program. Back then, there was little talk about helping students transition to college after treatment for their drug and alcohol ...
    3 days ago

  • Mr. President, “We Can’t Wait” to Deal with College Costs


    The Quick and the Ed — Authority Authority: 563
    Photo from whitehouse.gov Given the increasing attention being paid by the President, Vice President, and Secretary of Education to college costs, we expected to hear something about it in the State of the Union. The question was whether the President would just continue to use his bully pulpit to implore ...
    3 days ago

  • I Signed Up For CS101! My Teacher? Sebastian Thrun


    Profesorbaker's Blog — Authority Authority: 121
    Classes Start February 20th! I did it again. Last year I signed up for my first MOOC, CCK11. My instructors were Stephen Downes and George Siemens. What I learned about connectivism and connected knowledge had a profound impact on my practice this past year. I think they would both be proud to know that I am a ...
    3 days ago

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