#highered news roundup

…from all over, mainstream, alternate and highered media. In addition to rss feeds, I subscribe to daily news alerts from the Chronicle, Inside HigherEd, the New York Times and The Guardian Higher Education Network as well as assorted business and alternate press that carry higher education news on occasion. Yesterday the Grey Lady ran a bumper crop, including a the usual MOOCapalooza entry 

This morning's higher ed media (they take the weekend off) had a good haul too, so I'm following up the admitted frivolity of Adjunct Wheels with serious news. 

• October 26, Weekly Highlights from the Guardian Higher Education Network (authentic assessment, social mobility, Open Access, libraries)

• Daily News Updates from Inside HigherEd: money, Flatworld closes its open, Pearson, Quick Takes, BlogU and more

• Academe Today (Chronicle, no web view that I could see, email only, subscribe here): good adjunct piece behind pay wall (love the irony, not ~ but it's already being widely and informally shared)

• Utne Reader's Best of the Alternate Press, always interesting ~ nothing higher ed today.

• Forbes Weekly Digest: Oct 29 - Nov 05, 2012, by topics and people followed, no web view, email only ~ manage here: Udacity Amara partner to offer courses in many languages; global private tutoring market; hurricane (Sandy) effect on education (IT, lessons for students).

November 4, 2012 HigherEd Alerts

November 4, 2012 Compiled: 5:12 AM Texas Provides Less, So Education Costs More By ROSS RAMSEY (NYT) The Texas Constitution is interpreted differently these days, in terms of the state's responsibility to provide for and maintain a university, and that is one reason for higher tuition. Richard N. Current, Civil War Historian, Dies at 100 By BRUCE WEBER (NYT) Professor Current was among the historians who raised the study of Abraham Lincoln to rigorous academic standards. Term-Paper Tips From Dave Tomar, Professional Cheater By ABBY ELLIN (NYT) Six steps to writing a term paper, from someone who should know. Show Me Your Badge By KEVIN CAREY (NYT) Information-age credentials may be the first serious competitor to traditional degrees since college-going became the norm. Puppy Love Can Cost You By PHYLLIS KORKKI (NYT) Anyone thinking of vet school should consider the financial strain as well as the job satisfaction. Average debt: $125,000. Massive Open Online Courses Are Multiplying at a Rapid Pace By LAURA PAPPANO (NYT) Massive open online courses are the educational happening of the moment. Everyone wants in. No one is quite sure what they're getting into. Guide to Accommodations for College Students With Disabilities By ROGER H. MARTIN (NYT) In college it is the responsibility of students to identify themselves and request services. Dorm Offers Safe Haven for Commuter Students from Chicago's South Side By MICHAEL WINERIP (NYT) A new residence hall, La Casa, offers commuter students from Chicago's South Side a safe, quiet place to eat, sleep and study. Discount Airport Parking at SUNY Purchase By INYOUNG KANG (NYT) Purchase College goes into the airport parking business. #collegeproblems (NYT) Tweets as complaint board. College Rankings: Where There's a Best, There's a Worst (NYT) Where college is concerned, nothing can't be rated. Choosing One College Major Out of Hundreds By CECILIA CAPUZZI SIMON (NYT) So many choices (1,500!), so few years (4!). With colleges adding new fields of study, picking a major has become harder than ever. How to decide? Campus Bans By SARAH MASLIN NIR (NYT) Some of the things you may not find on campus. Brown Alumna Recalls What She Failed to Learn By PAMELA PAUL (NYT) I was the bare-minimum student, checking off "to do" boxes, and the plan worked. I didn't learn much of anything. Arthur Levine Discusses the New Generation of College Students Interview by TAMAR LEWIN (NYT) Arthur Levine takes a scholarly look at today's college students. More Articles On This Topic »