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Pratt Institute President Frances Bronet and CND Explore New Models For Education
read more: Pratt Institute President Frances Bronet and CND Explore New Models For EducationPratt Institute President Frances Bronet sat down with renowned history and technology scholar, Cathy N. Davidson, for a lively conversation about the future of higher education that launched a week-long celebration of the inauguration of Frances Bronet as Pratt’s 12th president. The President’s Lecture Series event on October 29 brought together Pratt students, faculty, and…
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“Fogelson 2018: Revolutionizing the University with Dr. Cathy Davidson” at Texas Christian University
read more: “Fogelson 2018: Revolutionizing the University with Dr. Cathy Davidson” at Texas Christian University“Davidson kicked off her TCU visit with an intimate Q&A session with a group of TCU students where she fielded questions on education and the roles of data and technology in the modern world.” Read the whole recap here.
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AAC&U Announces 2019 Frederic W. Ness Book Award for The New Education
read more: AAC&U Announces 2019 Frederic W. Ness Book Award for The New EducationAssociation 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:…
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CND Delivers Frank Rhodes Lecture on “The Creation of the Future” at ASU
read more: CND Delivers Frank Rhodes Lecture on “The Creation of the Future” at ASUCathy 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…
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Mozilla Foundation Thanks Cathy N. Davidson for Six Years of Leadership
read more: Mozilla Foundation Thanks Cathy N. Davidson for Six Years of LeadershipMozilla 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…
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CND Reviews “After the Education Wars” in The New York Times
read more: CND Reviews “After the Education Wars” in The New York TimesCathy 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…
