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Microcredentials confuse employers, colleges and learners

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“It has been the desire of many entrepreneurs, foundations and policy leaders that microcredentials will become the substitute for expensive degrees,” Sean Gallagher, executive professor of educational policy at Northeastern University, said.

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As microcredentials boom, employers' hiring platforms fumble

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“There’s valuable educational and skill information hiding in plain sight with regard to some of these candidates,” said Sean Gallagher, executive professor of educational policy at Northeastern University and a co-author of the study. “Why do these systems not call for more detailed information?

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A 2017 essay from Derek Bok, Harvard University's former president, offered advice on how to improve the quality of higher education. " That question loomed over federal higher education policy for much of 2022. And that advantage doesn't exist anymore." " Top Reads from Earlier Years.

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Where should freedom of speech responsibilities in higher education lie?

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Varsity has recently reported the vandalising of the front door of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology by an activist group ‘citing the department’s ties to fossil fuel funding’ and alleging ““lobbying” by the department to delay a motion to stop the University receiving funding from fossil fuel companies”.