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A Critique of the New UW Madison Faculty Survey
21+ hour, 26+ min ago (519+ words) There are serious problems with the survey questions, and we need to be careful not to adopt the author's claims about "ideological imbalance and its consequences" uncritically. By" John K. Wilson A new report by Alex Tahk, director of the Tommy…...
Poll: Voters Generally Support Limiting Grad School Borrowing
21+ hour, 23+ min ago (346+ words) A new survey looks at general registered voter support for higher ed borrowing limits. Majorities of registered voters support limiting federal loans for graduate students and approve of a new federal earnings test, according to poll results released Monday by…...
Bard College Is More Than Leon Botstein
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (175+ words) From Apple to Disney, history shows that truly great institutions are defined by their mission, not the charisma of a single leader. As a Bard alumna who worked for nine years in the college's admission office, left to earn a…...
The Alphabet Soup of Associations
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (866+ words) The Sandbox newsletter is an exclusive benefit of our paid Insider membership. Insiders have access to a unique blend of exclusive data, analysis and emerging best practices. Explore the member benefits here. Are there too many professional associations, all clamoring…...
N.Y. AG’s Office Orders NYU Langone to Resume Youth Trans Care
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (241+ words) NYU Langone closed its Transgender Youth Health Program last month. The New York attorney general's office has told NYU Langone Health to resume providing puberty blockers and hormones to transgender youth, multiple media outlets reported, after the New York University'connected…...
5 Takeaways From Recent Research on Student Loneliness
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (682+ words) National survey data shows loneliness is widespread on college campuses'and linked to belonging, mental health and institutional trust. More than half of college students say they feel lonely, according to recent national survey data. As colleges grapple with student mental…...
Why ROI Is Tied to More Than Major
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (923+ words) Rasheem Rooke has used TikTok to try to help families better understand the cost of college and what students should do to get the most out of their experience. After Rooke's response (right) to Han's video (center), he began posting…...
Clearinghouse Severs Relationship With Student Voting Study
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (274+ words) Since 2013, researchers from Tufts University have studied college students" voting habits using data provided by the National Student Clearinghouse. Now, the clearinghouse is pulling out of the partnership. A voter in Philadelphia displays an "I Voted" sticker on Election Day,…...
Loan and Degree Insurance May Be Self-Defeating (opinion)
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (110+ words) The rise of loan and degree insurance for undergraduate education may be self-defeating. The promise is meant to ease parents" and students" fears. Yet, it raises a deeper question: Why would a college degree, still the surest path to economic…...
Student AI Use Is a Demand-Side Problem
2+ week, 1+ day ago (346+ words) What does it mean if AI can do all the schoolwork on its own? Einstein is an AI bot described this way: "Einstein is an AI with a computer. He logs into Canvas every day, watches lectures, reads essays, writes…...