Category Archives: Humanities Education

Rising Cost of Not Attending College

Posted on February 16, 2014 by briansandberg

A new research survey by the Pew Research Center demonstrates the rising costs of not attending college. “On virtually every measure of economic well-being and career attainment—from personal earnings to job satisfaction to the share employed full time—young college graduates are … Continue reading →

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Protests Over “Gender Theory” in France

Posted on January 28, 2014 by briansandberg

Some French parents have pulled their children out of elementary school over the supposed threat posed by “gender theory” to their children’s well being. According to Le Monde: “des dizaines de parents ont retiré, lundi 27 janvier, leurs enfants de … Continue reading →

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Rethinking Community College Education

Posted on January 28, 2014 by briansandberg

“More than half of community-college students never earn a degree. Here’s how to fix that.” So opens a provocative article recently published in The Atlantic. The article follows the studies of Daquan McGee, who earned an Associate’s degree in two … Continue reading →

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The Value of an Undergraduate Education

Posted on January 22, 2014 by briansandberg

Numerous aphorisms and proverbs tout the transformatory power of education, and especially higher education. Recent articles in the news media and blogosphere have questioned the value of an undergraduate education, however, citing tuition costs and student debts. Some pundits have … Continue reading →

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The Future of Books

Posted on January 6, 2014 by briansandberg

Authors, teachers, professors, publishers, and librarians have been debating the future of the book for a decade now. Some claim that the physical book will soon disappear, replaced by ebooks. Others see changes in book structure and marketing, but a … Continue reading →

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Humanities Under Attack

Posted on December 7, 2013 by briansandberg

Many professors, researchers, practitioners, teachers, and students of humanities feel that their disciplines are under attack by politicians and business leaders who seek to strip funding from their programs or eliminate them entirely. The United States Congress has repeatedly cut … Continue reading →

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Research on MOOCs

Posted on December 6, 2013 by briansandberg

A recent conference held at the University of Texas at Arlington presented new research on student use of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Much of the research was funded through grants by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which champions … Continue reading →

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Big Data is Bullshit

Posted on October 30, 2013 by briansandberg

Harper Reed, who was Chief Technology Officer for the 2012 Obama re-election campaign, participated in a conference on Building a Smarter University: Big Data, Innovation, and Ingenuity at the State University of New York (SUNY) this week, giving a keynote … Continue reading →

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McEducation: Franchising College eCourses

Posted on September 4, 2013 by briansandberg

McEducation has arrived. Education corporations are seeking to franchise Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and deliver electronic courses to college students across the nation and around the world. The franchising process involves having the professors who create MOOCs license their … Continue reading →

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Administrative Bloat at American Universities

Posted on August 26, 2013 by briansandberg

With all the buzz over the past week about President Obama’s new plan for reforming higher education in the United States, it is a good time for a reminder about why higher education costs are rising. Grossly bloated university administrations … Continue reading →

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