Why Personalized Learning Requires Technology and Thinking Humans Eileen Murphy Buckley Education In How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching, Herbert A. Simon, a pioneer in the field of cognitive science, said, “Learning results from what the student does and thinks and...
How Can Universities Support Low-Income Students? By Helping Them Belong Anne Bramley Arts & Culture, Education Last month US News and World Report’s infamous college rankings were released. For the second year in a row Princeton took the number one slot. “That’s probably because they were the first one of the...
The Growing Link Between Intelligence Communities and Academia Scott Firsing Education, Government, Politics & Economics The Tribute in Light is seen on the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. 9/11 was the beginning of major changes in the intelligence community. Reuters/Andrew Kelly The idea of...
Oh Captain, My Therapist Amanda Ann Klein Arts & Culture, Education This piece originally appeared on The Judgemental Observer and is reposted with permission from Amanda Anne Klein. If you are a college-level educator, you have most likely experienced the following...
Turning Your PhD Into a Job Karen Kelsky Education, Society & Culture Hippo Reads is proud to be partnering with Three Rivers Press to feature an adaption from THE PROFESSOR IS IN: The Essential Guide To Turning Your Ph.D. Into a Job © 2015 by Karen Kelsky. Published by Three...
Should Academic Departments Be Child Friendly? Amanda Ann Klein Education, Society & Culture A few weeks ago, Hippo ran Part 1 of a two-part post, called Can I (Should I) Be a Parent in Academia? This post covered the presentations and discussions that took place during a workshop that I chaired...
Help Me Understand! Dr. J Ann Tickner on Gender in International Relations Dr. J Ann Tickner and Cameron Espinoza Education, Gender Studies, Society & Culture Dr. J Ann Tickner, Professor Emerita of International Relations at the University of Southern California and Distinguished Scholar in Residence at American University spoke with HippoReads on her motivations behind studying Feminism in IR, discusses the field of Feminism in IR and its importance, and summarizes the field’s achievements and challenges today.
