Higher education

All-You-Can-Learn—For One Flat Fee—U: But To Go Slower, Not Faster

December 1, 2013

On November 18, admissions opened for the University of Wisconsin system’s new “Flexible Option.” The beautifully crafted web site tells […]

September 15, 2013

While the price of college has been rising almost as fast as health insurance, graduation rates have stagnated. The Obama

Dahlia Remler on Creative, AI-proof, out-of-class assessments are possible—but take a lot of work
Tessa, The media is failing to describe your experiences, which are like those of most faculty in higher ed. The…
tessa on Creative, AI-proof, out-of-class assessments are possible—but take a lot of work
Thank you, Dahlia. I really could have written much of what you say here. I'm faculty in a state school…
starbird2005 on Are 90% of academic papers really never cited? Searching citations about academic citations reveals the good, the bad and the ugly
As much as we’re delighted to receive credit for articles that appear in Physics Today, this one is from Physics…
Publish (with a short title) or perish | PhD students and researchers at KI on Are 90% of academic papers really never cited? Searching citations about academic citations reveals the good, the bad and the ugly
[…] each paper, things can anyway go wrong. There is quite a big chance that our paper will never get…
gcglaser on What Randomized Experiments of Alcoholics Anonymous Can’t Tell Us
Here's what we know: AA works for the people it works for, and nobody else. I'm not saying it shouldn't…