articles tagged: college education


# education   

the absurd post-college guessing game

American higher education is no longer just problematic. It's a Kafkaesque maze where almost every turn leads somewhere you don't want to be.
the absurd post-college guessing game

# education   

so how many humanities scholars do we need?

Despite the fears of humanities scholars, plenty of students are choosing artistic majors over STEM ones. And they're in for a rough time after they get their diplomas.
so how many humanities scholars do we need?

# tech   

how to dodge responsibility, comp sci edition

Computer scientist Nick Barnes shows us pretty much everything wrong with colleges' attitudes towards their students and curricula by example...
how to dodge responsibility, comp sci edition

# tech   

changing comp sci for all the wrong reasons

A disagreement between academic and industrial computer science is threatening to leave students in an educational no-man's land.
changing comp sci for all the wrong reasons

# education   

college advice, pretentious posturing included

William Deresiewicz would like to lift up the humanities by tearing down STEM, with a little casual racism and xenophobia on top for good measure.
college advice, pretentious posturing included

# education   

academics double down on their defense

Colleges are being confronted about the mixed outcomes of their graduates and they're not taking the feedback seriously.
academics double down on their defense