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‘Badges’ Earned Online Pose Challenge to Traditional College Diplomas – College 2.0 – The Chronicle of Higher Education

The spread of a seemingly playful alternative to traditional diplomas, inspired by Boy Scout achievement patches and video-game power-ups, suggests that the standard certification system no longer works in today’s fast-changing job market. ‘Badges’ Earned Online Pose Challenge to Traditional … Continue reading

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Reshaping History… Research

Historians are also talking about what we at CSID have been describing for a while vis. the humanities & the future of the university… Life beyond the tenure track was a big topic. In a series of columns in the … Continue reading

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How Hard Is It For A PhD To Find A Job?

In short: very hard and getting harder every day. This must-see infographic elaborates on why this is so. How Hard Is It For A PhD To Find A Job? | Edudemic

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The Useless PhD?

Thanks to Senior Fellow @ProfSteveFuller for tweeting this article: ON THE evening before All Saints’ Day in 1517, Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to the door of a church in Wittenberg. In those days a thesis was simply a position … Continue reading

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Note from an Underground Humanist

I wonder what Mr. Irion would think of Frodeman & Briggles’ new piece in the Chronicle? I sit in my last class. It’s a class about Toni Morrison. It’s a survey course, so we have covered all of her books. … Continue reading

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