University of California Board Votes Down SAT and ACT In five years, there will be a new test or UC will abandon use of standardized tests in admissions. By Scott Jaschik May 22, 2020 The University of California Board of Regents voted 23 to 0 to approve President...
Exámenes de admisión: Universidad de California
Dropping the SAT and ACT -- for Good University of California plan could change the role of standardized testing in admissions -- and not just for the UC system. By Scott Jaschik May 18, 2020 University of California president Janet Napolitano last week proposed a...
Michiko Kakutani: Nuevo York y la cultura de las humanidades
ESSAY: Coronavirus Notebook: Finding Solace, and Connection, in Classic Books By Michiko Kakutani, May 5, 2020 “The face of London was now indeed strangely altered,” Daniel Defoe wrote of an outbreak of bubonic plague in 1665 that would eventually claim the lives of...
EEUU: ¿Cómo continuará en adelante la docencia de pregrado?
Are Colleges Ready for a Different Kind of Teaching This Fall? By Beth McMurtrie May 05, 2020 PREMIUM By Roberto Cigna for The Chronicle This spring the University of South Florida, a sprawling campus on the outskirts of Tampa, undertook the seemingly impossible. It...
Pandemia y educación superior: balance de los cambios en curso
How Will the Pandemic Change Higher Education? Professors, administrators, and staff on what the coronavirus will leave in its wake. April 10, 2020 PREMIUM (c) Joan Wong for The Chronicle The coronavirus crisis has — in what seems like an instant — upended much of...
Coronavirus en los colegios: los efectos de la clausura en EEUU
The coronavirus double whammy: School closures, economic downturn could derail student learning, research shows By Matt Barnum , Chalkbeat, March 24, 2019. The new coronavirus has closed schools for weeks, and in some places for the rest of the academic year....
Coronavirus y enseñanza superior en línea
The Coronavirus Has Pushed Courses Online. Professors Are Trying Hard to Keep Up. By Beth McMurtrie MARCH 20, 2020 PREMIUM Rebecca Barrett-Fox saw panic spreading across academe as colleges were shifting abruptly to remote teaching to stem the spread of the...
EEUU: Política de apoyo para universidades en medio de la epidemia
Coronavirus Stimulus Plan Is Coming. How Will Higher Education Figure In? By Danielle McLean MARCH 20, 2020 A week after higher education saw its near-term financial outlook shot into a state of disarray, some relief could be coming soon from Washington. As members of...
Reacción universidades USA al coronavirus
The Campus Closure Divide A growing number of colleges and universities close or cancel in-person classes while others keep running as usual. Why are institutions responding differently? By Lilah Burke March 12, 2020 As the new coronavirus continues to cause chaos...
Pago de la deuda estudiantil en USA
Growing Federal Subsidies for Graduate Loan Debt Almost half of federal student loans are being repaid through more generous income-driven repayment plans, new data show, with 80 percent of government subsidies now going to graduate student borrowers. Almost half of...
Podcast conversación de Alex Usher con Jamil Salmi
FEBRUARY 23, 2022 | ALEX USHER The World of Higher Education Podcast Access Gaps in Low- and Middle-Income Countries...
Educación: ¿mejorar empeorando?
Educación: ¿mejorar empeorando? Manuel Gil Antón 18/02/2023 Cuando en México se hacían pruebas censales —a todos los...
¿Sesgo político en la academia?
La derecha estadounidense gira contra la educación Desde el auge del trumpismo, los republicanos creen que los...
Alex Usher: carga de trabajo académico
Improving Quality Without Increasing Professorial Workloads Yesterday, I spoke about the desirability of changing the...