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14 mai 2016

What we need for our universities

University Business Magazine logoSubmitted by Stefanie Botelho. VIRGINIA IS WHERE British Gen. Charles Cornwallis surrendered to Gen. George Washington at Yorktown. It is the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents. It is home to both Thomas Jefferson’s alma mater and the University of Virginia, which he founded. More...

14 mai 2016

What’s a degree worth? Depends on what you study — and where

University Business Magazine logoSubmitted by Stefanie Botelho. In recent years much debate has arisen about the value of a college degree. Many argue that learning is intrinsically worthwhile for its own sake. But a great number of students and parents want to know the financial bottom line before they commit to enrolling in a college that could cost tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars for a four-year degree. What is the payoff. More...

14 mai 2016

What to say when you can't comment

University Business Magazine logoSubmitted by Stefanie Botelho. It might be the most widely recognized public relations faux pas. The media is hot on a not-so-flattering story about your organization, and when they contact you for information, you reply, “No comment.” More...

14 mai 2016

How have you defined your "traditional" students?

University Business Magazine logoSubmitted by Stefanie Botelho. In 2010, just 15% of college students could be considered “traditional.” The other 85% is comprised of a diverse group of student sub-populations, all with their own struggles and goals that rarely map directly to the concerns we’ve grown to associate with the majority of college students. More...

14 mai 2016

Changing face of the community college

University Business LogoBy Chris Nicholson. Eight years ago administrators laying plans for Guttman Community College in New York City set a goal: The school would make getting students to graduation a primary mission. The approach is now proliferating across the community college sector. More...

13 mai 2016

The Guardian view on graduates and employment: degrees but not destinations

The Guardian home. Swingeing fee increases have not interrupted the breathtaking growth of the British university industry. But there is a depressing mismatch between the burgeoning graduate population and limited openings in real graduate jobs. More...

13 mai 2016

Les mathématiques de haut niveau, au cœur de l’étude du cerveau

The ConversationPar . Peut-il y avoir une pensée sans langage ? Voici une question séculaire qui intrigue bien des philosophes et scientifiques. Dans ce débat, les mathématiques ont un statut particulier. Pour certains, tel Noam Chomsky, l’activité mathématique a émergé chez l’Homme comme conséquence de ses capacités de langage. Au contraire, la plupart des mathématiciens et physiciens pensent que la réflexion mathématique est indépendante du langage. Voir l'article...

13 mai 2016

Qu’est-ce qui détermine notre intelligence ? Quand la génétique suscite la controverse

The ConversationPar . Francis Galton, cousin de Charles Darwin et père de l’eugénisme, a été l’un des premiers à étudier l’intelligence de façon formelle. Dans Hereditary Genius, publié en 1869, il défend l’idée que les facultés mentales supérieures se transmettent par sélection naturelle. Son étude se limite toutefois aux hommes les plus éminents d’Europe, « une lignée de génies », et, à quelques rares exceptions, il attribue aux femmes, aux minorités ethniques et aux classes populaires des aptitudes intellectuelles inférieures. Voir l'article...

13 mai 2016

Academics need to embrace new ways of writing and sharing research

The ConversationBy . Universities are a “thousand-year-old industry on the cusp of profound change”. That’s according to a study that explored Australia’s higher education landscape four years ago. More...

13 mai 2016

Debating college’s price tag

The ConversationBy . This week our collaborators at the PBS debate show Point Taken focus on the cost of university tuition: is it worth it. More...

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