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Ahead of the REMOTE summit hosted by Arizona State University, Cathy N. Davidson and Christina Katopodis wrote an op-ed for Times Higher Ed on June 26, 2020, titled, “Trust Your Students to be Active Participants in their Learning.” We write: “If the words ‘plexiglass’ and ‘physical distancing’ dominate every aspect of your institution’s plan for … “Trust Your Students” Op-Ed in Times Higher Ed by CND and Christina Katopodis

Cathy N. Davidson is appearing in an MLA webinar on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 with other leading higher education thinkers about how colleges and universities are changing and must change in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some questions the webinar will address include: Can the current crisis help us confront long-standing issues and build … MLA Webinar: “Is Higher Education Learning from the Pandemic?”

On May 13, 2020, Inside Higher Ed published an op-ed by Cathy N. Davidson in which Davidson urges, “While we are all working at home, let’s use the occasion to examine the status quo … including rethinking homework.” Read the full article here.

Inside Higher Ed published an op-ed by Cathy N. Davidson and Christina Katopodis on March 23, 2020: “Rethinking how we assess, test and grade our students gives not only them but also instructors needed flexibility during an impossible time…” Read the full article here. Together, Cathy N. Davidson and Christina Katopodis are writing a book, … “In a Pandemic, Everyone Gets an Asterisk,” IHE Op-Ed by Cathy N. Davidson and Christina Katopodis

On March 11, 2020, Inside Higher Ed published an op-ed by Cathy N. Davidson and Christina Katopodis: “As more classes gravitate online due to the coronavirus, we must eschew the technocratic utopianism that implies that, simply by teaching remotely, professors are doing their jobs…” Read the full article here. Together, Cathy N. Davidson and Christina … “Transforming Your Online Teaching from Crisis to Community,” IHE Op-Ed by Cathy N. Davidson and Christina Katopodis

The New Education is featured by Eliza Reilly in SE&CM‘s summer reading list of five book reviews. Reilly writes: “In an age where so much of the blame for higher education’s shortcomings falls on the faculty, or even on today’s students themselves (branded as “excellent sheep,” or “the dumbest generation” in recent polemics), Davidson’s prescriptions, … The New Education Featured in Science Education & Civic Management

Hampshire College released an announcement today that it will take a bold new direction to center its curriculum and student experience to match today’s challenges and needs. Cathy N. Davidson’s The New Education is at the heart of that transformation. “Hampshire College has done what everyone says cannot be done: it has taken seriously the … CND feat. in Hampshire College Announcement to Transform Curriculum and Student Experience

Cathy N. Davidson, in an article now available in the Spring 2019 issue of AAC&U’s Liberal Education, writes: “The past decade has seen a concerted effort by pundits and experts at the nation’s think tanks to say both that higher education is no longer worth the soaring tuition costs and that the public’s confidence in … “Why We Need a New Higher Education: We Have a Responsibility to the Next Generation of Students” by CND in Liberal Education