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New York Times - Opinion Piece
February 3, 2012
While no one here is glad to see Kodak go bankrupt, it's hardly the catastrophe many imagine - in part, surprisingly, because of Kodak. The high-skilled workers it let go over the years created a valuable labor pool for start-up companies. It also helps that Rochester has a strong higher-education sector, which has likewise been supported by Kodak. The University of Rochester became a leading research center through gifts from Kodak's founder, George Eastman, who also gave generously to the Rochester Institute of Technology. These universities have an immense impact on the regional economy.
JeffSelingo.com
February 3, 2012
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about the coming disruption of the higher-ed system and asked if traditional institutions were prepared. A few college leaders gave me suggestions on how they're getting ready, while others trying to disrupt the space told me where they are finding the best opportunities. So what is the low-hanging fruit? Where are colleges most vulnerable? Where are they least at risk? Here are a few clues.
Reuters
February 3, 2012
Even before President Obama announced plans last month to push colleges to improve affordability, a number of schools beat him to the punch by lowering tuition and helping students graduate in fewer semesters. These schools - typically small private colleges that lack the cachet of top-tier colleges and compete with less expensive state schools - are bucking the widespread trend of increasing costs. In the last year, a few have cut tuition by as much as 20 percent. Others promise that students will earn their degree in four years or the college will pick up the cost of additional coursework.
New York Times
February 3, 2012
On Thursday, three months after Bank of America backed down from imposing a $5 monthly debit card fee in response to an online petition, Sallie Mae changed its fee policy in response to an online petition. For years, Sallie Mae had required unemployed people who could not afford their monthly payments to pay a $50-per-loan fee every three months to suspend their payments temporarily, even as interest charges mounted. Sallie Mae called this forbearance fee a "good faith deposit" - but it was neither credited to the borrower's account nor refunded.
Chronicle of Higher Education
February 3, 2012
Senate Republicans pushed back against President Obama's college-affordability agenda at an education-committee hearing Thursday, expressing doubts about the administration's plans to reward colleges and states that hold down tuition and maintain their higher-education budgets. "I don't believe the government's role is to pick winners and losers," said Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, explaining that he was uncomfortable "shifting the determination of affordability to Washington."
Inside Higher Ed
February 3, 2012
Allegations of anti-Asian bias are likely to get renewed attention with the news that the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights is investigating a complaint by an Asian-American applicant that illegal bias resulted in his rejection by Harvard University and Princeton University. This investigation joins one that the department has been conducting for several years into Princeton University's treatment of Asian-American applicants.
Inside Higher Ed - Opinion Piece
February 3, 2012
The notion that certificates or "badges" might displace degrees in any meaningful timeframe is incorrect. Even in developing economies, where there is truly a hunger for knowledge in any form and where the degree may not yet be as central to the evaluation of prospective employees, the wage premium from a bachelor's degree is even higher: 200 percent in China, compared with a mere 62 percent in the U.S. Degrees are definitely not disappearing; they're not even in decline.
Inside Higher Ed
February 3, 2012
At a panel discussion at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities' annual meeting of presidents today, presenters made one thing clear: American culture may have changed, but their institutions' interpretation of the Bible - which views homosexuality as immoral - will not. So the discussion, as described by the panelists and members of the audience, dealt not with whether colleges should change their attitudes toward gay students, but how to deal with the controversy that breaks out when students or alumni pressure a college to change.
Washington Post "College Inc." Blog - Guest Post
February 2, 2012
Higher education is a diffuse, decentralized profession, with institutional and professional diversity and autonomy being highly prized aspects of our work. However, our cherished autonomy must be coupled with shared professional understandings about how we can best serve our clients, students, and society more generally. The publication of "Committing to Quality" and the endorsement by these organizations move higher education toward speaking with one voice on the central issue of student learning and the role of gathering, reporting, and using evidence in improving it.
Chronicle of Higher Education - Innovations Blog
February 2, 2012
Educational success isn't a goal like beating the Nazis in World War II - when it's done we can all go home to our farms and factories. Rather, these goals represent the kickoff to lasting and growing success. But the deadline language by itself may not invite us to "build to last." Our aim should be an educational system that yields growing success for decades to come. We by no means have a blueprint to offer, but we can identify some key elements of a high functioning system.
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