Asian Countries Beat Western Nations in 2014 Global Education Index With South Korea on Top (International Business Times) – South Korea, Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong top the list on the new edition of the Global Index of Cognitive Skills and Educational Attainment.
Big Data Knows You’re Sick Tired and Depressed (CNN Money) – Big data collected from individual’s surveys, website visits, product purchases, and app downloads is being sold to companies to use for targeted advertising.
Door by Door, Colleges Install Systems for Online Control of Building Access (The Chronicle of Higher Education) – Colleges are introducing new security systems that would allow students to unlock their buildings from an internet capable device and that would allow universities to know who is going in and out of a residence hall.
U. of Oregon’s New Academic-Freedom Policy Protects Students and Staff (The Chronicle of Higher Education) – The University of Oregon has established a new academic-freedom policy that would allow students and staff the ability to express their opinions on academic policy without fear of punishment.
What’s A College Diploma Worth? Why Higher Education Matters (Forbes) – According to the Pew Research Center, 3.8 percent of Millennials with college degrees are without work, compared to 12.2 percent for those with a high school education only, and Millennials make 74% more over the span of their career than their peers who only earned a high school education.
