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Monday, July 30, 2018


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A Golden State Update


Public Policy

Can a Huge Online College Solve California’s Work-Force Problems? premium

By Karin Fischer

Jerry Brown thinks so. His dream project will give millions of the state’s working adults the opportunity to earn credentials and certificates. But is that what they want?

In Case You Missed It

A Grand Plan for Public Higher Ed Is Aging. Can It Be Reinvented? premium

By Karin Fischer

California’s vision became a model for the nation. Six decades on, much of its promise has been hollowed out.


Also in Today’s News


Global

How Should Higher Education Be Responding to Refugee and Migrant Crises? premium

By Marc Parry

Scholars and nonprofit leaders gathered at Rutgers this week to share ideas on how colleges can help immigrants on campus and elsewhere. The stakes are higher than ever, one attendee said.

Ethics

Georgia Tech’s Finance Chief Is Out After Campus Gave ‘Boat Load of Money’ to Company That Paid Him

By Lindsay Ellis

A report about Steven G. Swant discovered conflicts of interest and misuse of campus resources.

Faculty

U. of Virginia Center Defends Hiring of Former Trump Official, Over Faculty Resistance

By Chris Quintana

“This appointment is squarely in our core work of studying the presidency,” the chief executive of the university’s Miller Center said of Marc Short, the former director of legislative affairs for the White House.

Government

DeVos Plans to Ax Gainful-Employment Rule, Which Targeted For-Profit Colleges

By Andy Thomason

The Education Department aims to repeal the rule, dashing the expectations of consumer advocates who predicted that the regulation would be weakened, not scrapped.


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Views


Advice

How to Prepare for Class Without Overpreparing

By James M. Lang

Let go of the fantasy that you must use every minute of a strictly planned class schedule to introduce, explain, clarify, and cover.

Lingua Franca

The Case of Pittsburgh’s Missing Comma

Ben Yagoda is shocked when 49 percent of respondents in a Twitter poll choose “Akron, Ohio resident” over “Akron, Ohio, resident.” Which is right?

 

 

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