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Markets and Missions

Okay, I know it's a naive question, but why did universities decide that their presses should be profit centers, or...

Netflix, Collections and Mobile Learning

Netflix recently announced a new iPhone and Touch app that lets subscribers stream video over 3G and Wi-Fi connections. You...

Ask the Administrator: Swimming Upstream

A new correspondent writes: I am thinking of making a change in my career path. I am a non-tenure track...

Cars...and College Textbooks

Please, esteemed reader, bear with me. What follows is not an apology for textbook publishers: good, bad, or otherwise, students...

Mothering at Mid-Career: Cinderella's Legacies?

There have been some interesting posts on this blog lately about gender, weight, and photoshop (see the posts by Aeron...

Disasters not made in heaven

President Obama, speaking on the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, made the point that the scope of the disaster --...

For-Profit Higher Education Scandals in the United States: International Lessons

Hardly a day goes by in the United States without another report of malfeasance and exploitation by the for-profit education...

5 Requirements for Digital Coursepack Providers

Requirement 1 - Copyright Clearance: The ability to clear copyrights and gain permissions for all course readings submitted to the...