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What Should We Do About Undergrads Who Want to Pursue a Humanities Doctorate?

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma The December 2022 issue of Jacobin , which bills itself as “a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics and culture,” contains a provocative article entitled “I Love Higher Education. It Isn’t Loving Me Back.” ” It’s a tough read.

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Leader of Learning Podcast episode 137: How to Ensure Educational Success with Dr. Sam Nix

Leader of Learning

Sam Nix (@_SamuelNix), Chief of Schools in the Duncanville Independent School District, 2015-2016 Principal of the Year in the Arlington Independent School, and author of the book, “Ensure Educational Success.” Dr. Sam Nix began his career in education as a middle school teacher and coach. About Dr. Sam Nix.

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4 AI Content Creation Mistakes for Schools to Avoid

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

In the education industry, AI has not only challenged and changed the dynamics and conversations inside the classroom but has also helped education marketers speed up the content creation process. In today’s blog, we’ll discuss some of the most common AI content creation mistakes and what schools can do to avoid them.

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Expanding Federal Work Study to Create a More Diverse Teacher Pipeline

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Thanks to a new change in America’s federal work-study program, thousands more students like Halima could soon become tutors in America’s public schools to aid in the national pandemic learning recovery — and potentially diversify our nation’s teaching workforce. Jilo Tisdale On May 10, 2023, US Department of Education Secretary Dr. Miguel A.

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Creating the Learner and Learning-Centered University

Inside Higher Ed

In the neoliberal universe of contemporary Americans higher education, it’s no secret that many students think of themselves, first and foremost, as consumers who are purchasing a bundle of services and experiences and expect a measurable return on their investment. Rethink general education. Enhance the educational experience.

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How colleges measure and prove their value: Key podcast

Inside Higher Ed

Inside Higher Ed : Michael, you were on The Key last spring talking about the price earnings premium that you and Third Way had developed to measure value in higher education. In 2020, we released a paper about a new way of evaluating institutions of higher education. We have data from the U.S.

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Two colleges flounder under opaque for-profit owners

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Two colleges, one for-profit Chinese education company and too many problems to count. Despite the distance, the two for-profit colleges share more than turmoil and turnover: both are owned by Ambow Education, a company with headquarters in China and the Cayman Islands. Currently trading at $0.31 A news release from Sept.

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