Endowments on trial
Today, the House Ways and Means Committee will be holding hearings on the endowments of America’s elite institutions of higher education. Ostensibly, the inquiry relates […]
Competency-Based Learning
Today, the House Ways and Means Committee will be holding hearings on the endowments of America’s elite institutions of higher education. Ostensibly, the inquiry relates […]
Sept 13, 2016
Competency-Based Learning
You’ve seen the headlines before: Americans are burdened with a record $1.2 trillion in student loans—with default rates above 10 percent. The overall balances are […]
May 10, 2016
This post was first published on CompetencyWorks. As online, competency-based learning gains steam in higher education, a critical question is emerging. If the federal government […]
Aug 6, 2015
Disruption has been alive and well in higher education for years now. With millions of nonconsumers of traditional colleges and universities in the United States […]
Apr 30, 2015
“People entering academic fields have long taken the economics of higher education for granted, never asking where, exactly, the money comes from to support the […]
Mar 10, 2015
On the heels of my predictions for education in 2015, activity around renewing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (also known as ESEA or No […]
Jan 23, 2015
Michelle R. Weise explains how the emergence of disruptive innovations often don’t entail the immediate downfall of incumbent organizations. Disruption is a process—not an event. […]
Aug 5, 2014
This article was originally published on The EvoLLLution. When the pursuit of higher education does not necessarily lead to a job and the costs […]
May 6, 2014
President Obama’s college-ratings plan has evoked strong reactions—mostly criticisms and reservations from college leaders and postsecondary associations about performance-based measurements. Few seem to support the ...
Mar 12, 2014
Over the last month, journal headlines have been heralding the death of massive online open courses (MOOCs). You could almost hear the sigh of relief […]
Jan 7, 2014