Analyzing Higher Ed (and Themselves)

An overview from "Inside Higher Ed" of the ASHE conference:

One area that's near (if not dear) to the hearts of all students and administrators...

Sara Goldrick-Rab, an associate professor of educational policy studies and sociology at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, discussed the role that she and other scholars who study federal financial aid must play in analyzing what’s working (and, importantly, admitting what’s not) in a higher ed financing system that has student debt soaring.

Inside Higher Ed
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/11/19/higher-ed-researchers-discuss-key-issues-and-their-own-work

Guidelines for Master's Programs in Higher Ed

I got myself elected as secretary of the CAHEP (Council for the Advancement of Higher Ed Programs) council of ASHE. I'm looking forward to more involvement in this association which has been my go-to resource for so many of the things I do and teach. The CAHEP council has proposed guidelines for master's programs in higher ed. Interesting discussions centered around: guidelines are not the same as standards; standards are the next inevitable step; if we don't do this ourselves someone else will do it to us; all programs are not created equal/how can we apply the same guidelines across the board, etc. See the link below to view the guidelines for yourself.

http://www.ashe.ws/images/CAHEPLeadershipProgramGuidelines.pdf

Hoover Dam

Pre-conference activity: touring Hoover Dam! In Las Vegas for the Association for the Study of Higher Education conference. www.ashe.ws