Fifty years ago today, J. Robert Oppenheimer spoke at the dedication ceremony of the Niels Bohr Library and Archives of the Center for History of Physics (American Institute of Physics). On Monday, staff from the Saylor Foundation were pleased to be present at the Center in College Park, MD for the fiftieth anniversary celebration of […]
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The title of this week’s news roundup belies a lack of thematic unity (with apologies to composition teachers everywhere). We’re back onto college costs this week…not only for students but for the institutions themselves. Debt Costs Amherst College Its AAA Rating From S&P, but Not From Moody’s Most of us know that taking on debt […]
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Post by Tanner Huggins and Nathan Thompson (bios), who attended the panel. On Wednesday the American Enterprise Institute brought together higher education experts and policymakers in a panel aimed at “holding higher education accountable.” Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) discussed their proposed legislation, the Student Right to Know Before You Go […]
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As Foundation Archivist, I comb through newsletters, RSS feeds, bookmarks, and emails to find items of use or interest to our consulting professors. The lo-fi product of that research, up to now, has gone out to our team every few weeks by email. Today, for your enjoyment and edification, we present the latest of these […]
This week’s digest is a little lean on the number of articles but is still full of interesting musings and information on how online education is continuing to change the landscape of higher education. For one: a MOOC is attempting a revolutionary peer-grading system. As expected, there were some interesting results – and a number […]
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