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Joseph Rogan: Value-Added Evals are Disastrous for Ed Reform
President Barack Obama’s “Race to the Top’’ (RTT) initiative motivated states to develop teacher evaluation systems based on how well students perform on standardized tests. One dozen states were...
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Michael MacDowell: College Education Provides the Best Cushion in a Poor...
Many people around the country are questioning the value of a college education nowadays due to unemployment persistently hovering between 8 and 9 percent nationally. It is natural for the students and...
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Robert Williams: How to Make Business Majors More Marketable
By Robert Williams Executive Director, Misericordia University Center for Economic and Entrepreneurship Education In the current economy, colleges and universities are under increasing pressure from...
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Michael A. MacDowell: Making Higher Ed Accessible, Affordable for All
There are few instances more annoying than finding that the person seated next to you on an airplane paid half the fare you did for the same ticket. Airlines have developed sophisticated programs that...
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Michael A. MacDowell: Long and Short-Term Strategies for College Costs
Student loan debt has now surpassed credit card debt as the second-largest category of consumer encumbrances and will soon reach $1 trillion sometime in 2012. One-third of all students owe more than...
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Michael A. MacDowell: Investment in Early Childhood Ed Pays Dividends
A lot has been written and said about the rate of return on an investment in a college education. Current estimates suggest that the average college-educated person will earn about $1.3 million more...
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Michael A. MacDowell: Helping Others to Help Themselves
by Michael A. MacDowell Today’s troubled world has had a profound effect on many people. Some people, through no fault of their own, have lost jobs and had their homes foreclosed due to the recession...
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Michael A. MacDowell: US Higher Ed System Remains Envy of the World
by Michael A. MacDowell The countdown to the presidential election is measured by days now, but the candidates continue to shop their platforms to the electorate. During the televised debates and...
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Botzman Succeeds MacDowell to Lead Misericordia University
The Misericordia University Board of Trustees and the Conference for Mercy Higher Education have selected and confirmed Thomas J. Botzman, Ph.D., as the 13th president of the institution. He will...
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‘Fiscal Cliff’ Math Requires Balanced Approach of Hikes, Cuts
By Timothy F. Kearney, Ph.D., Misericordia University Washington is in the midst of cantankerous discussions about how to avoid the so-called “fiscal cliff,” a combination of major tax hikes for all...
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MacDowell: Rebuilding the Middle Class Starts with Education
by Michael A. MacDowell The race up to the presidential election in November clearly was dominated by important debates over taxes, job creation, and the vanishing middle class. The middle class may...
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Misericordia Profs Say Economics Helped Baseball Integrate
by Timothy F. Kearney and David Gargone, Misericordia University The important movie “42” opened recently, reminding us of the historical significance of how Jackie Robinson and the Brooklyn Dodgers...
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MacDowell: Values Developed in College Will Never be Obsolete
by Michael A. MacDowell At colleges and universities across the country, college presidents oftentimes offer remarks to their graduating classes. These short speeches are designed to provide the new...
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Michael A. MacDowell: Solving Financial Aid for College Students
by Michael A. MacDowell The federal government will continue to be dogged by questions about its commitment to those seeking a college education whether or not it acts to restore the student loan rate...
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John Kachurick: Is it Time to Flip the Classroom?
by John Kachurick, Misericordia University Over the last 15 years, educators have been developing a model that literally stands the classroom on its head. This disruptive innovation uses a variety of...
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Joseph Grilli: Strong Support Must Accompany Online Learning Programs
by Dr. Joseph J. Grilli The demand for online learning among college students continues to grow unabated. From 2002 to 2011, the industry experienced a staggering 418-percent increase in the number of...
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Botzman: Value, Affordability Will Help Higher Ed Rebuild Middle Class
By Thomas J. Botzman, Ph.D. President of Misericordia University American ingenuity and innovation have fueled our way of life for generations. Although the most obvious signs of innovation are new...
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Dr. Russ Pottle: Learning, Success Begin With Liberal Arts
By Russ Pottle, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Misericordia University “You’re outnumbered.” The woman blinked and looked around the room. Five of us were designing the information...
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Michael A. MacDowell: Is Mobility Dead In America?
By Michael A. MacDowell Americans are moving less. Census data show that about 4.8 million of us moved across state lines in 2013 – down from 5.7 million in 2006 and 7.5 million in 2007. Since the...
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Michael A. MacDowell: Access To College Is Only Half The Problem
By Michael A. MacDowell With President Obama calling for greater access to college, it is more important than ever for the public to understand the issue is not just getting students into college, but...
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