Higher Education Reform (Education Reform)

Higher Education Reform Sites:

Foundation Coalition Foundation Coalition: An NSF-sponsored initiative funding systemic reform in undergraduate engineering education at seven schools. (Higher Education Reform) http://fc1.tamu.edu/ Vermont Campus Compact Vermont Campus Compact: A higher education organization promoting greater institutional commitment to community service, service learning, and local partnerships (Higher Education Reform) http://www.middlebury.edu/~vcc/ UEdge UEdge: Providing case study analysis and informed opinions about higher education policy and works to assist students and the general public to understand key issues that affect them. (Higher Education Reform) http://www.uedge.org Discourse on Shamefulness Discourse on Shamefulness: An essay that argues for the traditional literary canon at the English Department in the University of Houston. (Higher Education Reform) http://www.abortionessay.com/essay/files/Shamefulness/ The Pew Charitable Trusts The Pew Charitable Trusts: Reports from research grantees addressing issues in higher education reform. (Higher Education Reform) http://www.pewtrusts.com/ideas/index.cfm?issue=22 Rutgers After Lawrence: Reforming a Once-Great University Rutgers After Lawrence: Reforming a Once-Great University: Faculty essay on the reforms needed at Rutgers University to strengthen academics and reduce the destructive impact of Division I athletics. (Higher Education Reform) http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~wcd/oharalet.htm University of Illinois College of Medicine Expose University of Illinois College of Medicine Expose: A brief expose by a former medical student of the practices which occurred at the largest medical school in the Midwest in the 1990s. (Higher Education Reform) http://ourworld.cs.com/palexa39757/myhomepage/business.html Impact of Internet on Higher Education Impact of Internet on Higher Education: Report examining major university presidents' perceptions of the impact of Internet on education & pressures that promote & inhibit. (Higher Education Reform) http://members.aol.com/rebryn/ Tuition-free MIT Tuition-free MIT: A radical proposal arguing that schools such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which have many ties to wealthy corporations, should not charge their students tuition. (Higher Education Reform) http://philip.greenspun.com/school/tuition-free-mit.html The Learning Community Commons The Learning Community Commons: The National Learning Communities Project provides cutting-edge academic learning community work in undergraduate education across the United States. (Higher Education Reform) http://learningcommons.evergreen.edu The Shadow University: The Betrayal of Liberty of America's Campuses The Shadow University: The Betrayal of Liberty of America's Campuses: How university administrators, particularly in campus student affairs divisions, have abridged the civil liberties of students and faculty members, and what can be done to redress the problem. (Higher Education Reform) http://www.shadowuniv.com National Alliance for College Athletics Reform National Alliance for College Athletics Reform: Dedicated to insuring that big-time college sports do not compromise the educational missions of colleges and universities. (Higher Education Reform) http://members.aol.com/NAFCAR/ The Futures Project The Futures Project: Analysis of the role market forces play in higher education with the goal of developing and implementing thoughtful, market-oriented policy options. (Higher Education Reform) http://www.futuresproject.org Pope Center for Higher Education Policy Pope Center for Higher Education Policy: Conservative public policy organization publishing white papers and other reports on how to improve higher education. Global in interest, but having a special emphasis on North Carolina. (Higher Education Reform) http://www.popecenter.org/ Coalition for Higher Education Act Reform Coalition for Higher Education Act Reform: Recommends revision of the U.S. Higher Education Act which denies or delays financial aid to students with drug offenses. (Higher Education Reform) http://www.raiseyourvoice.com/ The Collegiate Way: Residential Colleges and Higher Education Reform The Collegiate Way: Residential Colleges and Higher Education Reform: Reforming campus life by dividing large universities into small residential colleges like those at Oxford and Cambridge. (Higher Education Reform) http://www.collegiateway.org Higher Education Act: Reauthorization Status and Issues Higher Education Act: Reauthorization Status and Issues: A review of U.S. federal education policy, including the Higher Education Act, Pell Grants, student loans, teacher training, and distance education. (Higher Education Reform) http://www.policyalmanac.org/education/archive/crs_higher_education.shtml A Student's-Eye View of Education's Fall and Decline A Student's-Eye View of Education's Fall and Decline: Explores why a more innovative and progressive approach to education is held back by an institutional mindset that is threatened by, and even hostile to, revolutionary changes. (Higher Education Reform) http://edutrue.tripod.com/b-files/decline.html American Council of Alumni and Trustees American Council of Alumni and Trustees: Committed to academic excellence and freedom of expression in higher education. (Higher Education Reform) http://www.goacta.org Re-envisioning the Ph.D. Project Re-envisioning the Ph.D. Project: Dedicated to fostering national/international discussion and initiatives that address the question: How can we re-envision the Ph.D. to meet the societal needs of the 21st Century? (Higher Education Reform) http://www.grad.washington.edu/envision/ The Irascible Professor The Irascible Professor: Irreverent commentary on the state of education in America today, by Dr. Mark H. Shapiro and guest writers. (Higher Education Reform) http://irascibleprofessor.com Student Diversity Program at Cal State Fullerton Student Diversity Program at Cal State Fullerton: The SDP is designed to address the retention of "At Risk" students. Using unconventional methods of intervention, SDP has demonstrated over 90% success at California State University, Fullerton. (Higher Education Reform) http://www.fullerton.edu/studentdiversity/ Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Foundation for Individual Rights in Education: "FIRE is a nonprofit educational foundation devoted to free speech, individual liberty, religious freedom, the rights of conscience, legal equality, due process, and academic freedom" in American universities. (Higher Education Reform) http://www.thefire.org/index.php3 University Secrets: An Indictment of Higher Education University Secrets: An Indictment of Higher Education: University Secrets is the full text of a book describing higher education's failure to educate students and its exploitive transfers of funds. It criticizes grades, SATs, tracking, and housing policies. (Higher Education Reform) http://universitysecrets.com/ The National Academy for Academic Leadership The National Academy for Academic Leadership: The academy educates academic decision makers to be leaders institutional change that improves student learning. Administrators and faculty will develop the knowledge and skills to effect systemic institutional change. (Higher Education Reform) http://www.thenationalacademy.org Student Loan Hell Student Loan Hell: Biblical argument for abolishing the ban on student loan bankruptcy discharge, as well as links to other student loan information sites. (Higher Education Reform) http://geocities.com/studentloanhell