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Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom Starts with Culture First, Then Asks Questions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Tressie McMillan Cottom McMillan Cottom is an associate professor at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill and a senior principal researcher at UNC’s Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life. She is also a columnist for the New York Times, an award-winning author, and a 2020 MacArthur Fellow.

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5 Hip-Hop Quotes to Inspire College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2017, hip-hop became the most streamed genre in the United States of America. While hip-hop may not often be referenced as tantamount with higher education, many artists have referenced the academe within their works. 3. Big Sean (“Sacrifices”, 2017) “The human race is all about pacing. Dr. Jeremy C.

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As microcredentials boom, employers' hiring platforms fumble

Inside Higher Ed

In a perfect world, technology would streamline the communication process. “There’s valuable educational and skill information hiding in plain sight with regard to some of these candidates,” said Sean Gallagher, executive professor of educational policy at Northeastern University and a co-author of the study.

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Creating a data-informed campus: part 3

EAB

Blogs Creating a data-informed campus: part 3 Using data to facilitate institutional effectiveness The conversation around data-informed decision making in higher education continues to accelerate. Performance funding for higher education: Do financial incentives impact college completions? Educational Policy, 27 (4), 645-675.

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Surviving and thriving in HE professional services

SRHE

Government-defined Levels of higher education include Levels 4 and 5, placing degrees at Level 6, with postgraduate Masters at 7 and doctorates at 8. York University, one of the group of universities founded during the 1960s, also lists Professional Services.

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Germany: international first-years fill demographic decline

The PIE News

.” One federal state, Baden-Württemberg, introduced fees for non-EU students in 2017/18 , but has already announced the fees will be abolished in the next months. TU München in Bavaria said it would begin charging non-EU students fees from the 2024/25 winter semester.

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Microcredentials confuse employers, colleges and learners

Inside Higher Ed

“It has been the desire of many entrepreneurs, foundations and policy leaders that microcredentials will become the substitute for expensive degrees,” Sean Gallagher, executive professor of educational policy at Northeastern University, said. Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?:

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