#college


# science    

trump threatens american science to give "very fine people" new platforms

The right manufactured a free speech crisis on college campuses and President Trump may be giving them a tool to hold the nation's R&D labs hostage while demanding the spotlight.
trump threatens american science to give "very fine people" new platforms

# politics    

of the special college snowflake and other mythical creatures of old people news

The media and boomers are obsessed with millennial and college phenomena that are barely a blip on the radar in the grand scheme of things.
of the special college snowflake and other mythical creatures of old people news

# education    

why tenure should never, ever be abolished

Tenure is not a magical keep-your-job-forever-no-matter-what card. It's vital protection for scientists whose research might not sit well with ideologues and partisan tribalists on college boards.
why tenure should never, ever be abolished

# education    

why the college bubble really needs to pop

The trajectory of American higher education is simply unsustainable and something has to give sooner rather than later.
why the college bubble really needs to pop

# sex    

what happens when you study a hot button problem

AAU's survey of inappropriate sexual behavior did not go smoothly and its results raise a lot of questions about both their methodology and college culture.
what happens when you study a hot button problem

# politics    

why bureaucrats shouldn't handle social activism

Bureaucrats generally don't like creative, fair solutions to complicated problems, so it's no surprise they're making a mess of social activism on campus.
why bureaucrats shouldn't handle social activism

# education    

the catch with a free public college education

If taxpayers are going to pay for college, we'll have to make sure that a college education actually yields gainful employment.
the catch with a free public college education

# education    

why companies and colleges aren't working together

Companies need colleges to educate their next generation of workers. Yet they're refusing to work with them, or even train their employees for that matter.
why companies and colleges aren't working together

# tech    

learning your abc's and int/void mains?

Coding is a useful skill, but some Silicon Valley luminaries are tackling their mission to teach kids how to write apps with a little too much zeal and overly rosy stats.
learning your abc's and int/void mains?

# education    

should you really consider a foreign university?

If you're going to attend a foreign college, make sure you know what you're getting into and pick your host country wisely.
should you really consider a foreign university?

# tech    

comp sci students' rage against the machine

Colleges are trying to figure out who'll actually succeed in a computer science program, and they're starting to find some interesting insights.
comp sci students' rage against the machine

# tech    

changing comp sci for all the wrong reasons

A disagreement between academic and industrial computer science is threatening to leave students in an educational no-man's land.
changing comp sci for all the wrong reasons

# education    

college advice, pretentious posturing included

William Deresiewicz would like to lift up the humanities by tearing down STEM, with a little casual racism and xenophobia on top for good measure.
college advice, pretentious posturing included

# education    

academics double down on their defense

Colleges are being confronted about the mixed outcomes of their graduates and they're not taking the feedback seriously.
academics double down on their defense

# education    

why we need to rethink higher ed once again

In light of eye-opening reports about higher ed, Americans need to start asking themselves a fundamental question: how many people really need to go to college?
why we need to rethink higher ed once again

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