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Why hasn’t the Great Recession triggered a massive restructuring of American higher ed yet?
A family holiday tradition
We just had our annual “Four Families” holiday dinner. My husband says this name makes us sound like a crime syndicate or something, but it’s the affectionate way in which we refer to four families who met when our oldest children were in kindergarten together.
The Missing Guidance
The best mentoring colleges could provide junior faculty members would be to offer clear guidelines for tenure and promotion, writes Kerry Ann Rockquemore.
Accreditation in an Era of Open Resources
With colleges no longer the sole keepers of knowledge, credentialing should shift from exclusive focus on institutions to providers of content, writes John C. Cavanaugh.
Internationalization in practice: A Visit to Hong Kong
Less than a month ago, I returned from a working visit to Hong Kong. I benefited from a scholarship awarded...
YouTube for Schools and Lecture Capture
YouTube announced YouTube for Schools today, a variant of YouTube designed to be more education friendly.
Handling Holiday Stress
In this post, Andrea Zellner talks about how to deal with the stress of grad school over the holidays. Whether it be that you are agnostic about the holiday season or not, there really seems to be no escaping it. With campus closing down for next few weeks, the pressures build as we prepare for gift giving, traveling, and generally surviving the holidays. On Monday, Amy Rubens gave us some sage advice about how best to prevent potential mishaps that result when leaving our grad school homes for our homes of origin. While troubleshooting is one excellent way to handle and prevent some of the stress associated with this time of year, I believe there are particular stresses that are come with being a graduate student at the holidays.
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