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A People's History of Higher Education in the US?

Higher Education Inquirer

The History of Higher Education in the US over the last 4 centuries is worse than horrible--from a People's perspective. To make history, it's helpful to know history. In 2026 we expect an enrollment cliff to occur, a ripple effect of the 2008 Great Recession. In many cases it has been horrifying. Much of it has not.

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Tracking the Draft: An Academic Integrity Policy for Cheating with AI 

Faculty Focus

When I went to Google Docs and clicked on version history, I was only getting days of drafts saved rather than actual changes made during a composing session. So, I continued my online search and found how to use Google Docs’ detailed version history by clicking on the arrow by the date next to version. Revision history in Google Docs.

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Tracking the Draft: An Academic Integrity Policy for Cheating with AI 

Faculty Focus

When I went to Google Docs and clicked on version history, I was only getting days of drafts saved rather than actual changes made during a composing session. So, I continued my online search and found how to use Google Docs’ detailed version history by clicking on the arrow by the date next to version. Revision history in Google Docs.

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Claudine Gay to become first Black president of Harvard

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Harvard University announced its 30th president Thursday, drawing from within to hire Claudine Gay, the first Black president in the institution’s nearly 400-year history. Though Gay has not previously held a presidency, she has a long history with Harvard. Bacow, who announced in June that he would step down next year.

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Bradford DeLong’s ‘Slouching Towards Utopia’

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Learning Innovation Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century by Bradford DeLong. Worries that the future will be worse than the present are an excellent reason to read economic histories such as Bradford DeLong’s new book, Slouching Towards Utopia. Published in September 2022.

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Higher education in London

HEPI

I left my job teaching History in schools because I was attracted by the taught Master’s course in Contemporary British History that was on offer here back then. John was a remarkable academic who worked for this institution for 37 years, from early 1972 until late 2008, a year before his untimely death.

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Essential Reading for Technology in Student Affairs v1.1

Mistaken Goal

A few weeks ago, I posted a set of recommended readings that I originally sent to a colleague who asked me what I would recommend as essential reading for understanding technology in student affairs. I’ve updated this list adding two sets of resources. Friedman and the rest of the uncritical MOOC cheerleaders) or dystopian views.