Globalization, access, and tuition – creating a worldwide two-class economic...
Much has been reported recently about trends in globalization. Higher education is no different. But the trend toward globalization in higher education has long term implications for economic...
View ArticleAcademic Dishonesty in Online Education- Katie Lewis Impelman
A significant portion of students in postsecondary education are currently enrolled in or have previously taken online courses. In Fall 2007, over 3.9 million students took at least one online course,...
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The Art of Residential Education
By Jess EvoraJess Evorais an M.Ed. candidate at USC's Rossier School of Education.Last night I was fortunate to have the opportunity to sit down for dinner with a few friends and Dr. Varun Soni, Dean...
View ArticleCollege Readiness: Communicating Expectations For Success – Jessica Liebert
What comes to mind when you hear the term “college readiness”? Perhaps you envision a straight A academically astute student; maybe a mature individual who falls on an advanced scale of identity...
View ArticleA Scientific Approach To Affirmative Action by Sarah Esquivel
Across the country, racial minority groups continue to attend college in disproportionate numbers compared to whites (Solórzano & Ornelas, 2004). According to the California...
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By Adriana GarciaOn Thursday, September 27, 2012, Governor Jerry Brown signed several bills to assist college students (see Huckabee, 2012). Among them were Senate Bills (SB) 1052 and 1053 which will...
View ArticleThe Future of Affirmative Action - Joel A. Hart
This coming Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, which for those of us in higher education is almost certainly one of the most...
View ArticleDeath, Hazing, and the Role of the University- Andrea "Drea" Elzy
Death, Hazing, and the Role of the UniversityBy: Andrea 'Drea' ElzyThe Los Angeles Times recently ran a piece titled “Robert Champion was to blame for his own Hazing Death, FAMU says”- opening up...
View ArticleThe State of Activism Abroad - Alex Garfio
Higher education in the United States has been historically and fundamentally tied to political activism. From the civil right movement in the 1960’s to the Occupy Movement last year, American...
View ArticleWomen in Higher Education Leadership: Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling
guest blogger: Juana Escobar Article: With Tilghman's Resignation, Another Pioneer Female President Moves OnBy Jack StriplingDr. Tilghman’s resignation announcement as President of Princeton University...
View ArticlePurdue to Increase Engineering Faculty by Over 100 – A Positive Change for...
This week, Purdue University announced that the institution would increase engineering faculty by up to 107 new positions and increase enrollment in engineering by 10 percent in the next five...
View ArticleCollege Remediation: Useful or Not? -- Elizabeth Martin
The topic of college remediation is an important one given the economic state in higher education. However, it is also a topic about student success. Remediation is most common at two year institutions...
View ArticleUC Online: Hope for a Lofty and Expensive Initiative? -Chelsea Lucio
In 2010, the University of California Office of the President approved a plan for an initiative entitled UC Online, which would allow UC courses to be offered online and grant UC students and non-UC...
View ArticleReconnecting College Athletics to the University - Gerry Medina
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word ‘Amateur’ as an admirer, “one who engages in a pursuit, study, science, or sport as a pastime rather than as a profession,” and as “one lacking in...
View ArticleStudent Affairs Advocacy - Jesse Miller Murphy
How many times have you heard student affairs professionals answer the question, “Why do you want to work as a staff member on a college campus?” From my experience, the answer almost always includes,...
View ArticleWho Benefits from Income Based Repayment? by Alyssa O'Keeffe
Nearly 1 out of 5 households in the United States hold student debt (Pew Research Center, 2012). The government currently offers an IBR plan that forgives federal student loan debt after 25 years, if...
View ArticleQuestioning the Sustainability of Financial Aid – Katrina Randolph
Questioning of the sustainability of university financial aid has been a topic of discussion in recent months. The Inside Higher Ed article “Grinnell, one of the country’s wealthiest...
View ArticleThe Immigrant Youth Movement: New Horizons for Dreamers and Higher Education...
“I chose to get arrested because of our politicians’ callousness toward a pressing issue that affects not only me but also the thousands of other youth on a daily basis. I had the courage, strength,...
View ArticleOnce Upon a White Student Union by Mace Porotesano
So, the other day this past week I received an email from a friend who said this: “Watch this video. The panel is very interesting. You'll feel...
View ArticleAre College Students Still Learning?
Sofia Janney-Roberts I recently read an article in the NY Times that completely shocked me. Written by Bob Herbert, the piece reported on the findings of the book, Academically Adrift:...
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