"Higher Education?" The book, the issue, the problem.

07/23/2018

This is the FB page of a muckraking book by Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus on higher education. The work is still available on Amazon and from some independent book sellers.

04/12/2017

http://www.wbur.org/edify/2017/04/10/advance-math-numeracy-andrew-hacker Andrew's 'making trouble' again. This time in Boston. Thank you, WBUR.

Andrew Hacker is pushing for the adoption of "numeracy" -- which would allow students to deepen their ability to use math concepts in the real world.

03/29/2017

http://www.92y.org/event/neil-shubin-with-claudia-dreifus

Neil Shubin and Alan Alda talk with Claudia Dreifus not only about why science matters, but how we urgently need to find more, better ways to communicate.

03/22/2017

HEY THERE, CORY DEAN FANS AND FRIENDS--Cory will be visiting my Columbia University class, "Writing About Global Science for the International Media," this coming Tuesday, March 28th, Six to eight.
Room 517, Hamilton Hall.

Email me at [email protected] and we'll save you a seat.

“I’m not a scientist” is a familiar refrain among people asked to evaluate scientific claims they feel are beyond their ken. Most citizens learn about science from media coverage, and even the most conscientious reporters sometimes struggle to offer a clear, unbiased explanat...

01/05/2017

You may know my interviews from the Tuesday Science section of the New York Times where I write and produce the “Conversation with…” feature.

12/22/2016

In raising math requirements in high school, have we created needless barriers to graduation?

10/11/2016

08/29/2016

http://www.bookculture.com/event/columbus-andrew-hacker-math-myth We'd love to have you join us....

07/03/2016

http://www.datasaur.org/?tag=andrew-hacker

Math Myth April 3, 2016April 4, 2016 by [email protected] Andrew Hacker is a cranky old man who writes books about education. By calling him a crank, I don’t imply that he is wrong. I just means he’s provocative. Hacker occupies that enviable and important position where he is close enough to his topi...

05/06/2016

With Apyrl Gibson at another Columbia/SIPA commencement.

05/06/2016

SIPA graduation last year, with my former TA, the very brilliant young journalist, Lydia Tomkiv and her parents. One of the joys of attending the SIPA/Columbia commencement is the chance to meet my students' families. Looking forward to this year. Look for me Stephanie Chipotle Martinez, Eliza Keller, Sonya Rubin