As community college enrollments increase dramatically, students are facing cut sections and limited schedules. [Editorial opinion follows] If community colleges are “the answer,” then funding MUST follow. The students cannot […]
UMass Amherst College of Social and Behavioral Sciences: News and Events—New England Conference for Student Success.
Derrick Z. Jackson is one of the treasures of the Boston Globe. In this piece, he brings to light several important points: Mass’s touted high 4th grade reading scores are […]
“Just like the GED offered some middle ground between a high school dropout and someone who completed high school, colleges need to offer something for the millions of college dropouts. […]
We know that teens make poor decisions, can be impulsive, take risks, and so on. The presentation below explains why. Emerging science shows us that the brain continues development through […]
Howe and Strauss have laid out 7 characteristics of the millennial generation. Three of these 7 seem to speak to some of the challenges college instructors are facing. While the […]
Core competencies, anyone? The Association of American Colleges and Universities recently asked employers who hire at least 25 percent of their workforce from two- or four-year colleges what they want […]
This article about college admissions is pretty enlightening, and uses some good quantitative reasoning. I found it somewhat shocking that colleges can pretty much guess the student’s economic status just […]
Author Daniel Pink presents views and evidence on human motivation in business: much of this is applicable to our students. What motivates people? “Madeleine Brand talks to author Daniel Pink […]
In this installment, Kay McClenney of the CCSSE responds to increased community college enrollment, and the types of students that attend community college. Be sure to catch the comments! Answers […]
