By Sharon Dell – Editor. Higher education budget cuts in Kenya serve as the starting point for this week’s Africa Analysis by Paul Zeleza who highlights the need for universities to attract more funds for research from stakeholders, including business, philanthropic foundations and governments.
   In related News from Kenya, Gilbert Nganga reports on the likelihood of an increase in fees in the wake of the university budget cuts, while Gilbert Nakweya interviews officials from the University of Nairobi who say the institution is committed to building its alumni association out of recognition of the importance of alumni as a resource for the university sector.
   In Africa Features, Kudzai Mashininga looks back over the past year since former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe’s departure from office and the progress of the new government towards its higher education reforms, and Sharon Dell tracks a recent debate about the findings of a South African Human Rights Commission report into racial tensions at the distance education provider, the University of South Africa.
   In our World Blog this week, Patrick Blessinger, Enakshi Sengupta and Taisir Subhi Yamin write that one type of renewable resource that is needed for continued human progress and a sustainable future is the resource of lifelong learning.
   In the series on Transformative Leadership, published in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, Nic Mitchell unpacks a barometer report on access to higher education that says most countries are failing to tackle the issue of unequal access, with a large number paying only “lip service” to the equity agenda. More...