TL;DR. I’ve watched the place for a long time. Can we imagine someone acquiring the place and turning it into a going concern? I think
Tag: liberal arts
Why, Why, Why?
In a FB conversation I let loose with the idea that the leadership at a former institution had worked hard to reduce the kinds of
The "Core" COULD actually be a core
In the Chronicle of Higher Education Nicholas Lemann argues for an alternative approach to a core curriculum that is explicitly focused on intellectual skills and
Internships, Experiential Learning, and Learning to Think
Another entry in the general skills vs. job skills conversation occasioned by recent decision clarifying unpaid internship rules. IMHO point could be more strongly made:
Innovation in Higher Education Redux
This from TechCrunch. There are a lot of smart minds buzzing around “innovation” in the “higher education space.” In what’s being called the post-MOOC era,
Do Britain’s "Studio Schools" Have Ideas for American Higher Education?
We in the liberal arts college world talk a good game about “hands on” and “practical experience” and “learning outside the classroom,” but 99% of
Innoeduvation 