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For today's Faculty Insight, hear from, Brry Jackson, a graduate student at the University of Missouri-Saint Louis about their experience using Hypothesis. No more traditional discussion boards! They appreciate the social aspect, allowing them to see classmates' perspectives. Watch the clip below to learn more about the impact of Hypothesis. #FacultyInsights #HigherEd #SocialAnnotation

David Rosowsky has captured one of the root causes of many of US higher ed's challenges: “In chasing one another, and tending toward the same model and mission, colleges and universities are losing their distinctiveness and their ability to serve different audiences effectively.” He explains how institutions are pursuing the same model, their mission statements are indistinguishable from one another, they are organized and function similarly, and they pursue the same ideal, usually hoping for higher rankings. This is occurring while there is a drop in high school graduates and public perception of higher ed is low. There are signals that a handful of institutions recognize the problem with the excessive homogenization he describes so well. New institutions launched over the past decade have typically been distinctive and meet the needs of potential students whose needs are not being met now. Also, some existing institutions are moving towards a more distinctive identity. #highereducation #innovation https://lnkd.in/eyxnkKfb

Thanks to Keil Dumsch and the Beyond Academics team for inviting me to the BHive debate on the value of a degree. In 2010, I was a co-producer for DGREE.org: The Future of Higher Education, which involved Silicon Valley innovators like Reid Hoffman and JP Rangaswami exploring alternatives to the traditional degree. I subsequently wrote "Unbundling Higher Ed" on Medium, suggesting that these alternatives would expand dramatically. There will always be traditional degrees. Under the right circumstances, a young person who can afford a four-year degree on a traditional college campus can have a great experience, which will give them the launchpad to a great career. But a degree is just one use case for delivering and codifying a learning experience. And because degrees can often be time-consuming and costly ($1.7 trillion of debt and rising), young learners will increasingly need alternatives. gB Bernard Bull Matt Alex Ryan Smith Frederik Creugers https://lnkd.in/gxdTXSAi https://lnkd.in/g3WnRC4b

Program assessment is crucial in #highered. Learn how Marshall University used tailored research to make informed decisions on new offerings. Read the full story here. https://hubs.ly/Q02Lzwqj0

Excerpt: The Ideology of Competition, Zero to One by Peter Thiel. More than anything else, competition is an ideology—the ideology—that pervades our society and distorts our thinking. We preach competition, internalize its necessity, and enact its commandments; and as a result, we trap ourselves within it—even though the more we compete, the less we gain. This is a simple truth, but we’ve all been trained to ignore it. Our educational system both drives and reflects our obsession with competition. Grades themselves allow precise measurement of each student’s competitiveness; pupils with the highest marks receive status and credentials. We teach every young person the same subjects in mostly the same ways, irrespective of individual talents and preferences. Students who don’t learn best by sitting still at a desk are made to feel somehow inferior, while children who excel on conventional measures like tests and assignments end up defining their identities in terms of this weirdly contrived academic parallel reality. And it gets worse as students ascend to higher levels of the tournament. Elite students climb confidently until they reach a level of competition sufficiently intense to beat their dreams out of them. Higher education is the place where people who had big plans in high school get stuck in fierce rivalries with equally smart peers over conventional careers like management consulting and investment banking. For the privilege of being turned into conformists, students (or their families) pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in skyrocketing tuition that continues to outpace inflation. Why are we doing this to ourselves? #education #competition #skills #unemployment #failureofeducationsystem

📘📉 Recently, I delved into the second chapter, "The Devolutionary Cycle," in Christopher Newfield's *The Great Mistake*. This insightful section examines systemic issues that undermine public universities. Here are my top three takeaways: 1️⃣ **Financial Mismanagement**: Newfield outlines how revenue-driven financial strategies can erode the integrity of public universities, pushing them towards corporate-like models that detract from their educational missions. 💸 2️⃣ **Institution-Wide Complicity**: The cycle of decline is not confined to management; it extends across faculty and staff. This widespread complicity leads to misaligned priorities, steering institutions away from their core educational values. 🏛️ 3️⃣ **Shift in Educational Focus**: Increasingly, there’s a focus on disciplines promising immediate economic benefits, which often undermines the broader academic mission that fosters critical thinking and intellectual depth. 🎓 The complexities highlighted by Newfield call for a unified approach to realign the focus of public universities towards their educational priorities. 🤔 Have you observed similar trends in your educational environments? What strategies might we employ to realign our institutions with their foundational educational missions? #EducationReform #PublicUniversities #TheGreatMistake #HigherEducation #TheClarkCommunique I invite all insights and discussions on how we can collaboratively work to strengthen the foundational goals of our educational institutions. Let’s connect and share ideas!

Did you know that 78% of DRDFS students will be the first in their family to attend a post-secondary institution? DRDFS helps prepare students for success, equipping them with the resources needed for high school and beyond. Check out the report below to learn more about DRDFS' impact! https://lnkd.in/gwutFppm

How are you today? Tell us what you want to hear from us. If you want to stay up-to-date with us, follow our Page. College has become big business, with institutions charging as much as $90,0000 per academic year to attend their program! That seems egregious. As a parent, what are your top concerns and priorities for your student heading to college or professional program?

“Learners deserve access to information so they can enter a program with eyes wide open about what they can expect, and institutions need to be transparent with their data and honest about how their programs deliver on the promise of economic mobility,” says Eloy Ortiz Oakley, College Futures Foundation president and CEO. Which college programs in California deliver a return on investment (ROI) for its graduates—and which fall short? College Futures Foundation’s latest research report, “California College Programs That Pay,” demonstrates that sometimes a student’s college major can matter more for economic ROI than the institution itself. Get fresh insights here: https://buff.ly/3ZHJ5rD.

#GreatLakes higher education institutions, which make up one of the most concentrated academic networks in the world, will lead the way in building a region that can compete and win, with sustainability being a key driver of the region’s future growth. Check out this week's featured article providing insight into the Great Lakes Higher Education Consortium, founded by CGLR, McGill University, Queen's University, University of Illinois System, University of Michigan, University of Toronto, and Universities of Wisconsin, and its first strategic plan outlining the steps to build the workforce of today and tomorrow in the region, deepen cross-border science and innovation, and create a new generation of entrepreneurs. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gx6Fv2Xp