University teaching staff complain they are paid less than researchers and have inferior contracts, report shows. More...
21 octobre 2017
15 octobre 2017
Not So Open Doors
By Scott Jaschik. Elite colleges need to change policies to recruit, admit and graduate talented low-income students, report says. It calls out some by name. More...
21 septembre 2017
Government steps up funding for elite universities
By Eugene Vorotnikov. The Russian government is stepping up its funding of the 5-100 programme aimed at getting five universities into the global top 100 in international rankings, conceding that it has faced significant challenges due to underfunding and budget cuts. More...20 septembre 2017
Universities must fight ‘unfair’ claims of elitism
By Brendan O'Malley. Universities are facing a crisis of public confidence born of being “unfairly categorised as elite, aloof and detached from individuals, communities and day to day challenges”, according to Alistair Jarvis, the new chief executive of Universities UK, in his first public speech. More...25 mai 2017
Bringing the dream of an elite college to rural students
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The first time Nyreke Peters met the new college adviser at his rural high school, he was skeptical. More...
24 mai 2017
Scaling walls and building bridges in higher education
By Munyaradzi Makoni. Elite universities create walls to exclude disadvantaged communities by applying a decontextualised version of academic merit which assumes that all students regardless of social background have an equal chance to compete. More...16 avril 2017
China’s most elite university building next campus in England
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Peking University, often ranked as China’s top university, will soon welcome students to Foxcombe Hall, a 15-acre (6.15 hectare) estate located about 3 miles from Oxford University. More...
13 avril 2017
Elite Higher Ed: A Bad Example for Good Leaders
By John Warner. Writing in the New York Times, Susan Cain takes the class of elite higher education institutions to task for their “leadership” fetish when it comes to admissions. Read more...
13 mars 2017
Elite colleges bet big on micro-degree programs
Techno-News Blog. Several colleges and universities are now offering micro degree programs in the hopes of attracting professionals interested in career development while selling full graduate degree programs in the process, NPR reported yesterday. More...8 janvier 2017
Surge in foreign students may be crowding Americans out of elite colleges
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. A major increase in international enrollment in recent years has intensified the competition for entry to America’s top private colleges and universities, as ever-growing numbers of applicants angle for the limited supply of seats. More...
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