Education Dive’s Most Read Articles in 2015
The Time Is Ripe for Competency-Based Higher Ed Competency-based programs have been around for decades, in small numbers, providing plenty of lessons for schools looking to implement new programs. Perkins Loan Program Dies as Alexander Blocks Funding Bill An extension to the program passed in the House, but Alexander blocked its advance out of the…
The Transfer Problem: The Case for Private Colleges
In November, the Edvance Foundation released a report titled, “Strengthening the Transfer Pathway,” that identified opportunities for private colleges and universities to accept a much more robust stream of transfer students. College Transfer Pathway is Full of Potholes Among the findings, the report noted that the transfer pathway is full of potholes. The directional signage…
Marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a National Day of Service
The following message is from Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH): Monday, January 18th is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day—an opportunity for us to reflect on the life and work of Dr. King, who devoted himself to making this country a better place. Dr. King left behind a legacy of activism and civil disobedience, fighting for civil…
A Message to Our Students on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Howard Bunsis sends the following message to his students at Eastern Michigan University to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It is worth sharing with all of our students: As you know, there are no classes Monday, due to the Martin Luther King holiday. Given the events in our country over the last year, the celebration…
What It Means to Be a Budgetary Afterthought
Writing for Westword, Alan Prendergast reports that “Colorado Community College Profs Seethe over Low Pay, Lame Raise.” Here are the opening paragraphs of the article: “In a part-timer economy, fast-food workers and janitors aren’t the only ones feeling the pinch. Skimpy wages, long hours and a lack of benefits can also be found in the…
Contributions from Higher Ed to the Presidential Candidates
These are the contributions from higher educational institutions and individuals employed by them to the presidential candidates up to October 31, 2015. The totals include contributions from public and private, as well as non-profit and for-profit, institutions. Typically, for-profit institutions have been among the “industries” that have spent the most on lobbying, but thus far…
Progressives and Rural America
Writing for In These Times, Lauren Gurley has attempted to explain “Why the Left Isn’t Talking about Rural American Poverty.” Here is how Gurley frames her discussion: “Within the popular American conscience—arguably a close reflection of the mainstream media—there are two favored focal points for discussing the problem of poverty. The first is within the…
The Constitution of the United States, as Edited by the College Sensitivity Committee
A satire with that title has been written by Patricia Marx for the New Yorker. Here is the headnote: “Something strange is happening at America’s colleges and universities. A movement is arising, undirected and driven largely by students, to scrub campuses clean of words, ideas, and subjects that might cause discomfort or give offense.” —the…
