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:
Tag: liberal arts
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,
Journalism as ‘Gateway Degree’
FROM the PBS MediaShift Blog This essay is about journalism education but its conceptualization of journalism education as a gateway degree along with the how
Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One
From Inside Higher Ed What’s Expendable? July 21, 2014 By Charlie Tyson In March 2013, when the Faculty Senate at Mary Baldwin College met with the
Why Take a Detour…
…on the road from youth to career? Another story about “alternatives” to college. Those of us who toil in the fields of conventional academe don’t
The "Competency" Bandwagon: Check Out the Full Itinerary
One of this decade’s fads in higher education is “competency-” or “proficiency-based” education. The discourse around it is littered with phrases and concepts that are
