Inside Higher Ed http://insidehighered.com The latest news, views and workplace stories from Inside Higher Ed. en-us Copyright 2008 Inside Higher Ed Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:10:25 GMT Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:10:25 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss newsroom@insidehighered.com webmaster@insidehighered.com 60 Battling Over Bailout for Private Student Loans http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/11/21/bailout After financial aid officers' group urges federal government to extend financial help to providers of alternative loans, student and college associations take the other side, aggressively. News http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 176910 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT Ethics and Militarization Dominate Anthropology Meeting http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/11/21/anthro At annual business meeting, anthropologists weigh in on planned review of the ethics code. Tensions simmer. News http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 176958 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT Easing the Transition from High School to College http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/11/21/anoka Minnesota community college hosts a full-fledged high school on its campus, where students take career-oriented courses while earning college credits. The model is catching on. News http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 176874 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT History Employment -- Public and Private http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/11/21/history While enrollments are up more at state colleges and universities than at independent institutions, jobs don’t necessarily follow. News http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 176925 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT Quick Takes: Online Push in Minnesota, Boston College Shifts Funds to Aid, Raises Raise Eyebrows at Cal State, Higher Ed Job for Fla. Speaker, Alumni Group Loses Legal Fight, U. of Kansas Patent Suit, Righting a McCarthy Era Wrong http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/11/21/qt News http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 176769 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT New Presidents or Provosts: Gadsden State CC, Lord Fairfax CC, Mississippi State U., New England Board of Higher Education, Stetson University http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/11/21/presidents News http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 176947 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT The Information Gap: Much Talk, Little Progress http://insidehighered.com/views/2008/11/21/jones There is still far too much data that we don't have about how higher education is performing, Dennis P. Jones argues. Views http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 176908 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT Diversity of Ideas: Military Education on Campus http://insidehighered.com/views/2008/11/20/morales From Iraq, Rich Morales, a Yale alum, White House fellow, and battalion commander, weighs in on the university’s debate over restoring an officer training corps to its campus. Views http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 176661 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT Relocation, Relocation, Relocation http://insidehighered.com/views/2008/11/19/mclemee A new book reflects on the writer as migrant. Scott McLemee tracks it down. Views http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 176443 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT The Illusion of Race-Blind Admissions http://insidehighered.com/views/2008/11/18/vultaggio Many critiques of affirmative action fail to understand how decisions are actually made, writes Julie Vultaggio. Views http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 175981 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT Another View of Bias http://insidehighered.com/views/2008/11/17/major William Major writes that he can't imagine punishing or rewarding a student for political reasons. But he wonders how much grades may be determined by whether professors like or dislike students. Views http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 175918 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT The Economy and College Student Health http://insidehighered.com/views/2008/11/14/englund The burgeoning financial pressures on institutions increase the need for them to look for creative ways to make health insurance more affordable, not less, for their students, writes Jon Englund. Views http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 175349 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT Upwardly Mobile Academic: Marvin Krislov http://insidehighered.com/workplace/2007/05/17/krislov Oberlin's next president has been general counsel at the University of Michigan. Workplace http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 93846 Thu, 17 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT Commuting for Love -- Winning Essay http://insidehighered.com/workplace/2007/04/05/love Bob Mayberry and Denise Stephenson recall a ruined rendezvous -- and learning to laugh at the frustrations of living apart. Workplace http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 87281 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT Commuting for Love http://insidehighered.com/workplace/2007/03/27/broh In another runner up in Inside Higher Ed's contest on long-distance academic commutes, C. Anthony Broh recalls a strategy that worked in the era before 9/11. Workplace http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 85781 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 04:00:00 GMT Commuting for Love http://insidehighered.com/workplace/2007/03/20/love1 In one of the runners up in Inside Higher Ed's essay contest on long-distance academic commutes, Mark A. Morgenstern recalls travel via foot, bike, station wagon, and all-night train. Workplace http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 84778 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:00:00 GMT 'The Academic's Handbook' http://insidehighered.com/workplace/2007/01/10/handbook As new edition of book comes out, one of its editors reflects on changes in faculty careers. Workplace http://insidehighered.com front-page feed, node 74468 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT From Practice Room to Board Room http://insidehighered.com/workplace/2006/12/20/green Jonathan D. Green, trained as a conductor, explains how those skills translate to his job as an academic dean. 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