Alex FriedrichThree million open jobs in U.S., but who’s qualified? It’s called “the skills gap.” How could that be, we wondered, at a time like this with so many people out of work? No place is the question more pressing than in Nevada. The state with the highest unemployment rate in the country. A place where there Read more →
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Archives for November 2012
College credit for online courses gains momentum The American Council on Education is preparing to weigh in on massive open online courses. A stamp of approval from the organization could enhance the value of MOOCs to universities and lead to lower tuition costs for students, who could earn credit toward a college degree for passing a Read more →
I recently did this little radio piece, so I thought I’d put the written version on the blog: A judge has ordered the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system to give copies of course materials to an organization examining teacher-training programs. More than a year ago, the National Council on Teacher Quality asked MnSCU schools Read more →
Crowdsourcing partnership brings a new audience to research The recent uptake of crowdsourcing has seen institutions and scholars engage the public in large-scale research ventures. (LSE / Impact of the Social Sciences) 15 Lesson Plans For Making Students Better Online Researchers Google is usually one of the first places students turn to when tasked with an assignment. Read more →
Just got this press release from the U: University of Minnesota among nation’s top producers of 2012-13 Fulbright Students – U of M ranks third among land-grant universities and 12th in the U.S. among research institutions with nineteen awards – MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (11/12/2012) —The University of Minnesota ranks third among all land-grant colleges Read more →
First-Time Enrollment of International Graduate Students Up 8 Percent The Council of Graduate Schools has reported an 8 percent increase in the first-time enrollment of international students from 2011 to 2012, matching the 8 percent increase between 2010 and 2011, and representing the third straight year of growth in first-time enrollments. (Council of Graduate School) Preoccupations: Read more →
Late yesterday afternoon I attended a screening of “Paying for College: How Minnesota Families Make It Happen,” which I previewed here. About 100 or so higher-ed and K-12 officials saw the 26-minute video, which is a co-production of TPT’s Minnesota Productions & Partnerships, and is co-sponsored by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education and the Read more →
Racial epithets heard at Virginia college after Obama’s reelection Hampden-Sydney College, an all-male school in central Virginia, is investigating an election-night incident in which a group of students upset about President Obama’s reelection set off fireworks, threw bottles and then shouted racial epithets at members of a minority student organization, officials said Thursday. (The Washington Post) Read more →
Today, the Minnesota Office of Higher Education will be previewing its new video (trailer above), “Paying for College: How Minnesota Families Make It Happen.” (Considering my previous post, I think I’ll be paying special attention.) Here are some of the college and government folks who’ll be appearing in the video — a few of whom Read more →
Her name is Aria, has just turned 8 weeks, and is one of the reasons On Campus was out of commission recently. This is it, folks. After all that writing about college finance, I’ve finally got some skin in the game. Time to practice what we’ve all been preaching.