By Joshua Kim. The history and future of sand. More...
2 novembre 2018
2 novembre 2018
Ethical Quandaries for Higher Education
If we cancel academic engagement with a country when we are shocked by something the government has done, then we cede international relations to economic, political and military interests. More...
2 novembre 2018
#YouAreWelcomeWhere? A Call to Action
The U.S. is an extremely violent country when compared with peer nations in the industrialized world, many that are friendly competitors that host large numbers of international students. More...
2 novembre 2018
Public Institutions in India Consider New Methods of Financing
Provincial-level private higher education in India has shifted from a mostly public-funded system to a mostly private-funded system, putting increased pressure on family contributions. More...
2 novembre 2018
Russia’s Rankings Aspiration and Moscow State
Putin has declared the goal of getting five Russian universities into the top 100 in world university rankings by 2020 one of the nation’s top priorities for research and education, an initiative known as Project 5/100. More...
2 novembre 2018
Advancing Employability Through a Labor Market Information System
Producing the right number and mix of graduates the labor market can absorb remains one of the major challenges of many higher education systems. More...
2 novembre 2018
Why Can’t We Just Get Along? Private and Public Higher Education in Latin America
Where the private sector is young, there has been persistent doubts about the quality of their “product”. More...
2 novembre 2018
Students Across the Nation Fight for #FreeCollege4All
44 million people in the US owe nearly $1.5 trillion in student debt, a total that grows larger every day. Students often choose between eating three meals a day, paying rent, and buying textbooks. For many of us, the excitement of graduating is tempered by the fear of never being able to pay off student loans. More...
2 novembre 2018
The Seagull at 750words.com is Not an Albatross
The Writing Accountability Group is very structured and specific and I like that. At this point, I feel like I need accountability. The structure includes four people who meet once a week for one hour and each person gets 15 minutes to talk about writing goals for the prior week, if you met your goals, if you didn’t why not?, and sharing your goals for the next week. More...
2 novembre 2018
Academic New Year’s Resolutions
Fall is upon us, and it’s a new Academic Year! Although the calendar tells us that January is the start of the year, September feels like the start of something new and exciting in an academic community. A new year is a great time to reflect on changes you want or need to make, or to improve some aspect of your life. More...
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