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Nostalgia is holding Oxbridge back

HEPI

As a recent graduate of Cambridge, where I spent four years, I understand the urge to herald its unique history and methods of teaching. Or are they enabling students who have not had the most privileged resources in their secondary education to thrive and contribute to an academic community which takes their contributions seriously?

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What Should We Do About Undergrads Who Want to Pursue a Humanities Doctorate?

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma The December 2022 issue of Jacobin , which bills itself as “a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics and culture,” contains a provocative article entitled “I Love Higher Education. The institution has a storied history. In New York City?

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Give Yourself the Gift of Efficiency: How Our CRM and SIS Solutions Can Transform Your Institution

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

Fortunately, our team, with over fifteen years of experience working closely with educational institutions, has developed specialized solutions that address key challenges faced by schools looking to streamline their processes and boost enrollment. That may sound like a lot of work because, without the right tools, it certainly can be.

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Integrating Arts as a Healing Force

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Louisville native Dr. Jabani Bennett is an interdisciplinary visual artist, yoga instructor, community-engaged educator, leadership consultant, dancer, and mama. She is also the first Black and openly queer director in the University of Louisville Women’s Center’s 30-year history.

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Creating the Learner and Learning-Centered University

Inside Higher Ed

In the neoliberal universe of contemporary Americans higher education, it’s no secret that many students think of themselves, first and foremost, as consumers who are purchasing a bundle of services and experiences and expect a measurable return on their investment. Rethink general education. Enhance the educational experience.

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How to Hold Institutions Accountable for Student Success

Inside Higher Ed

Each year, EdWeek , the Inside Higher Ed or Chronicle of K-12 education, publishes a list of the 200 university-based scholars who it claims did the most last year to shape educational practice and policy. Larry Cuban is there (at 34), but many of the leading historians of education, like Roger Geiger and John Thelin, aren’t.

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From Research and Theory Into Practice: hooks’ Homeplace Matters in the Educational Lives of Black Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The current context of education is riddled with anti-Blackness that continues to find systemic ways to harm Black children and adolescents, ranging from the persistent surveillance and pushout from educational opportunities to anti-CRT legislation that prevents all students — not just Black youth — from learning about Black history and culture.

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