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UnCollege
Year On, formerly UnCollege, is an organization which aims to equip students with the tools for self-directed learning and career building.. Its flagship program is a yearlong gap year program involving training in work skills and life skills, volunteer service in a foreign country, and internship or personal project. Background UnCollege was founded by Dale J. Stephens in 2011.The Chronicle of Higher Education ''Disgruntled College Student Starts ‘UnCollege’ to Challenge System'' By Jeff Young, February 9, 2011 By Dale Stephens, Special to CNN June 3, 2011 "a social movement empowering individuals to take t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Basement Of The Ivory Tower
''In the Basement of the Ivory Tower: Confessions of an Accidental Academic'' is a 2011 book by an adjunct professor of English, who writes under the pen name Professor X. It is based on an Atlantic Monthly article of the same title. "Professor X teaches at a private college and at a community college in the northeastern United States" and argues that "The idea that a university education is for everyone is a destructive myth." Reception The Christian Science Monitor praised Professor X, saying "the man can write", but criticized the book as "padded" from "a powerful essay". The New York Times praised the book as "a clear-eyed report from what the author calls 'the college of last resort'” but also criticizes its length. The New Yorker wrote of the author that "he’s smart and he’s generally good company", but criticized his personal details as "too vague to be engaging." In 2011 the Atlantic posted a follow-up essay from Professor X, in which he responded to feedback on h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academically Adrift
''Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses'' is a book written by Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa, published by the University of Chicago Press in January 2011. The book examines the current state of higher education in the United States. The book and its findings received extensive national media coverage and sparked a debate about what undergraduate students learn once they get into college. The research draws on transcript data, the Collegiate Learning Assessment, and survey responses from more than 2,300 undergraduates at twenty-four institutions in their first semester and again at the end of their second year. The analysis reveals that 45 percent of these students demonstrated no significant improvement in a range of skills—including critical thinking, complex reasoning, and writing—during their first two years of college. See also *''In the Basement of the Ivory Tower'' *'' Real Education'' *UnCollege Reviews * * * * *The New Yorker ''The N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thiel Fellowship
The Thiel Fellowship (originally named 20 under 20) is a fellowship created by billionaire Peter Thiel through the Thiel Foundation. The fellowship is intended for students aged 22 or younger and offers them a total of $100,000 over two years, as well as guidance and other resources, to drop out of school and pursue other work, which could involve scientific research, creating a startup, or working on a social movement. Selection for the fellowship is through a competitive annual process, with about 20–25 fellows selected annually. History Peter Thiel announced the fellowship at TechCrunch Disrupt in September 2010. The first round of fellows, based on applications made at the end of 2010, was announced in May 2011. The second round of fellows, based on applications made at the end of 2011, was announced in June 2012. That year, the fellowship launched a website called "20 Under 20 Documentary Series" that features an online documentary series of four Thiel Fellowship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |