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Checklist for Change: Making American Higher Education a Sustainable Enterprise by Robert Zemsky 5 Aug 2013 | 10:04 pm
When I was a doctoral student at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, Bob Zemsky constantly reminded my classmates and me of two important things to remember when writing res...
Measuring Postcollege Workforce Outcomes 29 Jul 2013 | 08:19 pm
The importance of data and assessment in higher education is well-known by astute college and university leaders. Technology has advanced in a way that allows institutions to more effectively gather ...
The Denial Bubble in Higher Education 9 Jul 2013 | 12:29 am
Last month, Academic Impressions released a report titled “The Other Higher-Ed Bubble (The Bubble We Aren’t Talking About).” Amit Mrig, President of Academic Impressions, authored the report and desc...
Grading the American Education System and Federal Education Policy 1 Jul 2013 | 11:18 pm
Last month, the Council on Foreign Relations’ (CFR) Renewing America initiative published a progress report and scorecard on federal education policy, providing striking comparisons between the US sys...
Congratulations to the Class of 2013! 20 Jun 2013 | 06:02 pm
This past weekend, American Public University System (APUS) celebrated the accomplishments of nearly 9,000 American Military University (AMU) and American Public University (APU) students who earned t...
Online Disruption, MOOC Mania, and Change in Higher Education – How Crazy (or Bad) Will it Get? 10 Jun 2013 | 11:38 pm
(keynote delivered at the Distance Learning Administration Conference on June 5, 2013) I began writing this speech nearly three months ago. A week and a half ago, I wrapped it up and thought I had b...
Preparing K-12 Students for Post K-12 Years 23 May 2013 | 07:33 pm
Benjamin Franklin once said, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” As an educator, I believe Mr. Franklin’s statement is accurate. Recently, however, an international ranking of educa...
Why Private Schools are Dying Out 21 May 2013 | 01:08 am
On May 16, 2013, The Atlantic published an article written by Chester Finn, titled “Why Private Schools Are Dying Out.” Finn explores private schools in America and why they’re “dying out.” While mos...
Celebrating Innovation in Education at the 2013 Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition 15 May 2013 | 07:52 pm
Last week, the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education and the Milken Family Foundation hosted the fourth annual Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition. The competition...
College (Un)Bound by Jeffrey J. Selingo 14 May 2013 | 11:39 pm
As a writer, editor, and now Editor-at-Large for The Chronicle of Higher Education, Jeff Selingo has observed and written about higher education for more than 15 years. My assessment of his observati...
