Education
University Relations Danielle Weatherby In this month’s Short Talks from the Hill, Danielle Weatherby, professor of law, spotlights issues that Americans are struggling with right now. Can we express opposing viewpoints without attacking each other or threatening the First Amendment? Can parents gain more control over the…
UT Southwestern launched a two-year Master of Science in Health Informatics (MSHI) program through the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences last year. DALLAS – Aug. 01, 2022 – Leveraging its broad expertise in biomedical informatics, data sciences, and clinical sciences, UT Southwestern Medical Center is aggressively expanding its involvement in clinical informatics, which…
Amid the country’s ongoing debate over whether or not students should learn about race and systemic racism in public schools, a new survey of Black voters in New York City finds overwhelming support for a Black Studies curriculum in the city’s public schools. The teaching of a pre-kindergarten through…
Chileans have been closely examining the contents of the proposed constitution, which has been distributed online and in paperback form.Credit: Ivan Alvarado/Reuters/Alamy Chile has a new best seller. Since it was finalized on 4 July, a draft of what could become the nation’s constitution has commanded massive numbers of online…
MIT Professor Christopher Capozzola has joined MIT Open Learning as senior associate dean, effective Aug. 1. Reporting to interim Vice President for Open Learning Eric Grimson, Capozzola will oversee open education offerings including OpenCourseWare, MITx, and MicroMasters, as well as the Digital Learning Lab, Digital Learning in Residential Education, and…
Remember when former Morrison government minister Stuart Robert lashed out at “dud” teachers? In March, the then acting education minister said the “bottom 10%” of teachers “can’t read and write” and blamed them for declining academic results. This is more than just a sensational headline or politician trying to get…