Dec 31, 2020
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(08:08) In this week’s news segment, an article from Politico.com “Supreme Court Will Hear NCAA Case on College Athlete Pay”, by Leah Nylen and Juan Perez, Jr. The Supreme Court will hear a landmark antitrust case against the NCAA that could upend the business model for college...
Dec 24, 2020
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(08:24) In this week’s news segment, an article from Inside Higher Ed “Applications Tank in State That Require SAT or ACT”, by Scott Jaschik. Florida public schools have resisted the calls to go test optional and now many Florida schools are seeing a major decline in applications.
Dec 17, 2020
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(14:12) In this week’s news segment, an article from The Wall Street Journal “The New M.B.A.: Flexible, Cheaper and Lifelong”, by Patrick Thomas Harvard’s and Columbia’s business schools are starting to add certificates and ‘lifelong learning’ to their programs, a shift that...
Dec 10, 2020
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(09:05) In this week’s news segment, an article from Inside Higher Ed “How much will Biden be able to do?”, by Kery Murakami. Joe Biden will head to the White House with an ambitious agenda for higher education – that includes wanting to make college free for many students. But how...
Dec 3, 2020
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(08:58) In this week’s news segment, an article from Forbes “Colleges Woo Students with Bargain Tuition Rates”, by Emma Whitford. Out of fear of drastic enrollment drops because of the pandemic, colleges are taking measures to entice students to apply and enroll. From freezing...