Les effets de la crise sur le marché de l'emploi ont des répercussions sur le niveau de vie des ménages. Si le taux de pauvreté reste inférieur à celui de la France métropolitaine, le revenu des ménages normands augmente moins vite qu'auparavant. Les inégalités s'accroissent, entre ménages et entre territoires. Voir l'article...
Town v gown battle in Cambridge over green belt plan to solve housing crisis
By Jamie Doward. City jobs boom brings need for more homes – but proposals could lead to the loss of protected land. More...
The hidden health crisis on campus
By Nathaan Demers. Technology can be a powerful resource for behavioral health care. It grants a level of comfort and anonymity to those who have questions or concerns about their mental health, making it easier to reach people who otherwise might not seek help. More...
Young scientists seek solutions to South Africa’s higher education crisis
By and . The South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) has decided it is time to speak out about the country’s higher education crisis. The academy constitutes 50 young academics and 20 alumni from multiple disciplines – including health sciences, natural and social sciences, engineering and the humanities. More...
The Crisis Is Over: Now What?
By Jamie Kelly. Debriefing after a crisis can help uncover new opportunities and improve your process. More...
Regulator audit finds universities in funding crisis
By Gilbert Nganga. Kenyan universities are sinking into a fresh financial crisis, with revelations in an audit that they are operating at huge deficits, hurting the quality of learning. A report from sector regulator the Commission for University Education shows that institutions face a US$100 million budget gap. Read more...
Feeding the “crisis” beast: How The Walrus got it wrong on contract faculty
By Melonie Fullick. A new Walrus column fits into a narrative that’s not really in line with the usual critiques of contract faculty hiring. More...
Review of Student Lives in Crisis: Deepening inequality in times of austerity
I often wish there were more academics looking at higher education rather than just practising it, and it is rare indeed to come across a useful cross-country comparison like this one. The book’s categorisation of students into five different groups depending on their outlook and financial position is particularly thought-provoking, and I am struck by the similarities as well as the differences across the three areas being studied, England, Italy and Sweden. More...
How for-profit colleges could spark the next financial crisis
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. With the closing of for-profit college chain ITT Technical Institutes, as well as the pay-to-play suspicions hanging over Donald Trump with allegations that he violated Florida bribery laws in order to try and protect Trump University against class action lawsuits, and even revelations that the Clintons have made millions of dollars in the scandal-plagued for-profit education sector, I’m thinking that education, and for-profit education in particular, is ground zero for the next financial crisis. More...