A quick profile of Scott B. Weingart, Carnegie Mellon's new digital-humanities specialist. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
Journalism
“Stanford Chief Wants Higher Ed to Be ‘Affordable,’ ‘Accessible,’ ‘Adaptable'”
In a talk at the American Council on Education's annual meeting, John. L. Hennessy, the president of Stanford University, told the audience that American higher education isn’t badly broken. It’s still "the envy of the world, he said. But it has to reckon with serious problems, including rising costs and falling degree-completion rates. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
“Bryan Carter Enables Students to Inhabit History”
Using virtual and augmented reality to draw students into the Harlem Renaissance. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
“Audrey Watters Casts a Skeptical Eye on Tech Boosters”
A profile of the influential commentator and critic who describes herself as the Cassandra of ed tech. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
“To Be a Featured Speaker at a Scholarly Meeting, It Helps to Be Male”
This year's meeting of the Renaissance Society of America featured four plenaries, all given by men. The debate this set off among Renaissance specialists is the most recent example of a broader conversation that has been gathering momentum as scholars at conferences, on email lists, and on Twitter do their own tallies of speakers and panelists at professional gatherings. What those counts show is that the playing field is far from level. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
