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STEM: Is That All There Is?

STEM: Is That All There Is?

On May 10, 2012, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan issued a call for more education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). He noted that, “for the first time, all 50 states participated in the science assessment with no…

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2 Major Ways Colleges Contribute to Democracy

2 Major Ways Colleges Contribute to Democracy

As politicians reject the extension of low college loan interest rates, they would be wise to consider the political value of colleges and universities, which provide important services to our body politic. They educate not only students but also citizens…

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Will Harvard and MIT’s edX Really Help Students?

Will Harvard and MIT’s edX Really Help Students?

The news that Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have joined forces to offer free massive online open courses (MOOCs) was announced with fanfare and excitement. The project is a non-profit collaboration separate from MIT’s decade-old OpenCourseWare…

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Smashing the 2 Biggest Myths that Hurt Teachers

Smashing the 2 Biggest Myths that Hurt Teachers

This is National Teacher Appreciation Week, and it makes me think about the first time I walked into a classroom as a teacher in 1989. I had a slight case of anxiety, but mostly I was filled with excitement about…

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Is There Gender Discrimination at America’s Colleges?

Deep Springs College is a tiny, tuition-free 2-year school high in the desert of California’s Death Valley that sends 80% of its graduates on to Ivy League schools. IT was once famously described by Evgenia Peretz in Vanity Fair magazine…

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MIT Names New President

L. Rafael Reif, who has served as provost at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the past seven years, has been named the university’s 17th president, the school announced May 16. He will begin his new role July 2, succeeding…

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Walden University Launches Two New Online MSN Programs

Walden University announced May 16 it is now offering two new specializations in its online Master of Science in Nursing program. Students can now specialize to become either an adult-gerontology nurse practitioner or a family nurse practitioner. The online MSN…

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Ashworth College Online School Names New Dean

Joi Barkley has been appointed faculty dean of Ashworth College’s online school, the college announced today. Barkley served as faculty coordinator at Ashworth since 2011, and her responsibilities included managing degreed faculty, the teaching and learning process, and monitoring performance….

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