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AKA Review
September 6, 2024
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At AKA, we closely follow trends and latest developments
in higher education and the nonprofit sector.
Here are some recent articles that we found particularly informative.
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From The Chronicle of Higher Education
Yup, liberal-arts degrees are “credentials of value”
By Goldie Blumenstyk
Texas’ new community college funding formula is striking for its designation of traditional
liberal-arts degrees as “credentials of value” (COVs)—those that lead recipients to higher wages after 10 years than the wages of individuals with only a high-school diploma. One lesson here is that colleges should stop being defensive about the value of the liberal-arts. But given the public’s intense focus on the ROI of attending college, the author argues, it is essential to understand more broadly what affects differences in earnings outcomes. Read this article
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From The New Yorker
What Does it Mean to Learn
By Joshua Rothman
Knowledge rarely arrives when one needs to use it. Whether CPR training or that unrelatable Henry James novel from sophomore year, it sits in our mental warehouses until we figure out what to do with it. Slowly and serendipitously, we gather diverse knowledge and knit ideas together into flexible theories that serve us in unanticipated circumstances. Such “educability” is a human strength. And as accelerating technological change means there’s always more to learn, we should figure out how to measure and teach it in ways that create a more educable society. Read
this article
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From The Economist
AI needs regulation, but what kind, and how much?
Globally, responses to the risks of AI today span a wide spectrum. At one end, led by the U.S., are countries that rely mainly on self-regulation, fearing that overly strict regulation will stifle innovation. At the opposite pole, China’s tough and numerous AI rules aim less to protect companies and citizens and more to control the flow of information. Europe’s product-safety approach, in
the middle, regulates applications based on their risk level. Unsurprisingly, this messy picture has spawned several efforts to devise global rules and an entity to oversee them. Read this article
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From The New York Times
D.E.I. Is Not Working on College Campuses. We Need a New Approach
By Paul Brest and Emily J. Levine
Referencing research that shows belonging is fundamental to the pursuit of knowledge and the preparation of citizens and leaders, the authors argue that many DEI programs fail because of how exclusionary they are. Better alternatives incorporate pluralism and universalism and are built on “empathy with others rather than competition among sufferings,” teaching students how rather than what to think. Success will look like a community of mutually respectful learners who use critical thinking skills to navigate challenging questions. Read this article
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