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AAC&U Announces 2019 Frederic W. Ness Book Award for The New Education

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Association of American Colleges & Universities Announces 2019 Frederic W. Ness Book Award for The New Education: How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World in Flux By Cathy N. Davidson The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) announces the winner of its Frederic W. Ness Book Award, The New Education: … AAC&U Announces 2019 Frederic W. Ness Book Award for The New Education

“#1 Bestseller in Educational Policy and Reform”: What This Means and Why

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I had to capture this moment on Amazon:  “#1 Bestseller in Education Policy and Reform.” One year away from publication, it is astonishing to be a “bestseller.” The whole purpose in writing this book for a general audience –in editing and editing again to make it readable to a wide audience–was to provide a tool … “#1 Bestseller in Educational Policy and Reform”: What This Means and Why

CND Delivers Frank Rhodes Lecture on “The Creation of the Future” at ASU

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Cathy N. Davidson delivers the 2018 Frank Rhodes Lecture at Arizona State University, encouraging a “provocative way of thinking” when it comes to learning. “Giving students a voice is one of the most radical ideas that a university can do to reform higher education. Cathy Davidson, a historian of technology and higher-education researcher, said she … CND Delivers Frank Rhodes Lecture on “The Creation of the Future” at ASU

Mozilla Foundation Thanks Cathy N. Davidson for Six Years of Leadership

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Mozilla Foundation Executive Director Mark Surman expresses gratitude for Cathy N. Davidson’s leadership on the Mozilla Board of Directors (2012-2018), writing, “Cathy has been a forceful figure in Mozilla’s expansions in learning, outreach and more broad-based programs generally. She set the stage for broadening the expertise in the Mozilla Foundation board. We’ve been building a board with an … Mozilla Foundation Thanks Cathy N. Davidson for Six Years of Leadership

CND Reviews “After the Education Wars” in The New York Times

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Cathy N. Davidson reviews After the Education Wars: How Smart Schools Upend the Business of Reform by Andrea Gabor. Davidson writes, “[Gabor] takes pains to highlight diverse school districts that have succeeded, mostly by directly or indirectly implementing the “quality management” philosophy of W. Edwards Deming, the subject of one of her previous books. She sees Deming’s … CND Reviews “After the Education Wars” in The New York Times

“Efficiency” is Not a Neutral Word: Is Higher Ed Insatiable or Sucked Dry?

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NB: The topic of this reblog is the recent trend in higher education to insist high costs are the result of higher education’s “insatiability” or “inefficiency” or “overreaching” and it must solve the problem by cutting programs and services, being more “efficient.” This is an expanded reblog of a blog originally published on  HASTAC.org   It … “Efficiency” is Not a Neutral Word: Is Higher Ed Insatiable or Sucked Dry?

“Is Higher Ed Omnivorous or Sucked Dry?” Op-Ed by CND in Chronicle of Higher Ed

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“In a recent Chronicle Review essay with the clickbait headline (which the authors did not write) “Why the University’s Insatiable Appetite Will Be Its Undoing,” Adam Daniel and Chad Wellmon, respectively an administrator and a professor at the University of Virginia, argue that the university should be more focused on what it does best — teaching and research … “Is Higher Ed Omnivorous or Sucked Dry?” Op-Ed by CND in Chronicle of Higher Ed