by Watson Scott Swail, President and CEO of Educational Policy Institute and EPI International With the Annual AERA Conference (and a big congrats to my friend Bill Tierney, the AERA president, for heading this great organization) convening next week in cold and overrated San Francisco, this is perhaps a good opportunity to talk about teaching and learning in higher education. I’ve always been astonished how little we … Continue reading Because Higher Ed Teaching Matters

Editor’s Note: This is a fun piece by Gerry Kauvar of The George Washington University. Gerry offered it to us for publication and I think you’ll enjoy the read. It may not be far off!! WSS> by Gerald Kauvar, Special Assistant to the President Emeritus and Research Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration, The George Washington University The Business Model of Fly By Night … Continue reading Fly by Night (Or Day) University (or who needs variable tuition?)

by Watson Scott Swail, President & CEO, Educational Policy Institute/EPI International Yesterday, I had the pleasure of conscripting a panel of experts at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Policy Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Joining me on the panel was Laura Perna (Professor, University of Pennsylvania), Bill Tierney (Professor, University of Southern California, and AERA President), and Steve Trachtenberg (President Emeritus, … Continue reading Debating the Future of Higher Education