NYTimes: The Case for Delayed Adulthood

Taking longer to grow up and settle down may be better for a young person's brain. http://nyti.ms/1r7O9gt

NYTimes: ‘A National Admissions Office’ for Low-Income Strivers

QuestBridge has quietly become a force in college admissions. On some elite campuses, 1 in 10 students come from the program. http://nyti.ms/1sdOEDr


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Karsten Theis
Physical Sciences
Westfield State University

NYTimes: The Economic Price of Colleges’ Failures

From The New York Times:

THE UPSHOT: The Economic Price of Colleges' Failures

Many students do not learn critical-thinking skills in college, and they're suffering in the job market, a new study finds.

http://nyti.ms/1ugfLBl


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NYTimes: Teaching Is Not a Business

Reformers misunderstand how central human relationships are to the educational process. http://nyti.ms/1mV0AYM

NYTimes: Who Gets to Graduate?

From The New York Times:

Who Gets to Graduate?

Rich students complete their college degrees; working-class students like Vanessa Brewer usually don't. Can the University of Texas change her chances of success?

http://nyti.ms/1gjJOoU


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Open Textbook Publishing and Adoptions

This archived webinar describes three high-quality open textbook publishing initiatives.

http://oerconsortium.org/2014/01/27/open-textbook-publishing-and-adoptions/

Guideline for OER

Guidelines for faculty, students, institutions etc



http://www.col.org/PublicationDocuments/Guidelines_OER_HE.pdf