1. Winners announced for Higher Education Dive Awards
This week, Education Dive announced the winners of the Higher Education Dive Awards for 2017. These awards feature such unique categories as “Disruption of the Year,” “Obsession of the Year” and “Missed Opportunity of the Year.”
2. Is applying to college too confusing?
The New York times tackles this question as they explain why students — and even admissions officers — are struggling to understand how admissions decisions are made. How could admissions offices be more transparent about their process?
3. New book examines underground learning networks of Chinese students in the US
Featured this week on Inside Higher Ed, Inventing the World Grant University: Chinese International Students’ Mobilities, Literacies & Identities is a new book that lifts the veil on the Chinese student’s experience in American universities. The book centers around the theory of “mobile literacies” and how American universities treat international students.
4. Cengage introduces all-you-can-read subscription
Cengage has announced a new subscription service that allows students to access their entire portfolio at a set price. The Netflix-style subscription, called Cengage Unlimited, allows students to access more than 20,000 products, including ebooks and study guides, across 70 disciplines.