Wake Forest Stands By Its Muslim Chaplin, Despite Call for Donor Boycott Until ‘Radical Jihadist’ Is Gone The Washington Post Wake Forest Stands By Its Muslim Chaplin, Despite Call for Donor Boycott Until ‘Radical Jihadist’ Is Gone Wake Forest University’s president took a public stand Wednesday in support of the school’s imam, who has been targeted by an
Meet the New, Self-Appointed MOOC Accreditors: Google and Instagram Chronicle of Higher Education Meet the New, Self-Appointed MOOC Accreditors: Google and Instagram A big question for MOOCs, the free online courses that hundreds of colleges now offer, is whether employers will take them seriously as credentials. But some of the biggest MOOC producers may have figured out how to jump-start employer buy-in: Get big-name companies to help design them.
The New Bachelor’s Payoff Inside Higher Ed The New Bachelor’s Payoff Doubts about the labor-market returns of bachelor’s degrees, while never serious, can be put to rest.
St. Mary’s College of Md. Facing Federal Scrutiny for Handling of Sexual Violence Reports The Washington Post St. Mary’s College of Md. Facing Federal Scrutiny for Handling of Sexual Violence Reports The federal government disclosed Wednesday that it has opened an investigation of how St. Mary’s College of Maryland handles sexual violence reports.
Dogs in Winter Coats: Cute, but Unnecessary? Weather.com Dogs in Winter Coats: Cute, but Unnecessary? Reid Groman of the School of Veterinary Medicine comments on dressing pets for cold weather.
Audio: All About Dog Shows and Show Dogs Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane (WHYY-FM) Audio: All About Dog Shows and Show Dogs James Serpell of the School of Veterinary Medicine discusses the history of dog shows and the concerns of overbreeding.
College Sexual Assault Prevention Has Unlikely Model: U.S. Service Academies The Washington Post College Sexual Assault Prevention Has Unlikely Model: U.S. Service Academies Colleges scrambling to develop lessons in sexual-assault prevention could glean ideas from what might be considered an unlikely source: the nation’s military service academies. Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy and cadets at the U.S. Military Academy and U.S.
Does the College Major Really Matter? Chronicle of Higher Education Does the College Major Really Matter? Every year, high-school students and their families spend an inordinate amount of time on the college search, but comparatively little on the search for a college major.
Smartphone Apps Keep Pace With Costly Fitness Trackers Los Angeles Times Smartphone Apps Keep Pace With Costly Fitness Trackers Mitesh Patel of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on researching the accuracy of smartphone fitness applications and wearable fitness trackers.
Professors Know About High-Tech Teaching Methods, but Few Use Them Chronicle of Higher Education Professors Know About High-Tech Teaching Methods, but Few Use Them Innovation is sweeping the world of higher education, but not all faculty members are embracing it in their classrooms.