admincathy

“Cathy Davidson, the author of a new book, The New Education, visited Georgetown today. In a conversation about the book, she reviewed the historical roots of many of the practices of the modern university, many lying with Charles Eliot at Harvard in the late 19th century. These include the organization into departments, fields that separated the … “Taking Charge of Change,” from The Provost’s Blog at Georgetown University

Cathy N. Davidson writes for HigherEdJobs: “But what about the students at our least-funded institutions, students who themselves come from the most stressed situations. How do they thrive? They, of course, are the majority of students in college today…” Read the full post here.

The Chronicle of Higher Education recently published a special report on “10 teaching innovators,” featuring Cathy N. Davidson as one of the ten. CHE writes: “We weren’t necessarily looking for candidates who teach cool subject matter or use cutting-edge technologies, but for those who are in it for the long haul, who constantly revise their … Chronicle of Higher Education Features CND in “Innovators: 10 Classroom Trailblazers”

Penn grad student says she’s under fire on campus and off for using a teaching technique that involves specifically calling on students from underrepresented groups. Click here to read the Inside Higher Ed article by Colleen Flaherty.

Cathy N. Davidson recently visited Duke University to have a conversation about education reform and the effects of new technologies with Vice Provost of Interdisciplinary Studies, Ed Balleisen. Read Geoffrey Mock’s recap of the event here.