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17 juillet 2016

Britain may be leaving the EU, but English is going nowhere

By Andrew Linn. After Brexit, there are various things that some in the EU hope to see and hear less in the future. One is Nigel Farage. Another is the English language.
In the early hours of June 24, as the referendum outcome was becoming clear, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, left-wing MEP and French presidential candidate, tweeted that “English cannot be the third working language of the European parliament”.
This is not the first time that French and German opinion has weighed in against alleged disproportionate use of English in EU business More...

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17 juillet 2016

Official World War I memorial rituals could create a generation uncritical of the conflict

By Catriona Pennell and Mark Sheehan. As commemorations to mark the centenary of the Battle of Somme begin, its clear that World War I retains a lingering and vivid presence in the countries which fought in it. But the unfolding centenary anniversaries can also be understood as a moment of heightened anxiety about the future of the way the war is remembered More...

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17 juillet 2016

Why everyone should have to learn computer programming

By John R. Woodward and Marwan Fayed. News that numerous cathedrals are offering short courses in Latin is a reminder of the long decline of the language over the years. It was a core subject in the British education system until fairly recently – and not because anyone planned to speak it, of course. More...

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17 juillet 2016

Time for an honest debate about grammar schools

By Tom Perry and Rebecca Morris. With Theresa May as the new prime minister at the helm of the Conservatives, speculation is already mounting about whether her support for a new academically selective grammar school in her own constituency will translate into national educational policy. This will be a big question for her newly appointed secretary of state for education, Justine Greening. More...

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17 juillet 2016

Dear Justine Greening, here’s what you should do as education minister

By Dominic Wyse, Ann Hodgson, Clare Brooks, Melanie Ehren and Simon Marginson. As part of Theresa May’s reshuffle in her first full day as prime minister, Justine Greening was appointed as the secretary of state for education. She will take charge at the Department for Education, which will also assume responsibility for higher education and skills, formerly within the remit of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. More...

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17 juillet 2016

Where are new college grads going to find jobs?

By Michael Betz. College graduates of the new millennium are different than previous generations. Not just because they prefer Snapchat to email and have mountains of school loans, but also because of their choices of where to live. More...

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17 juillet 2016

Eid al-Fitr 2016: understanding the differences among America’s Muslims

By Abbas Barzegar. Ramadan, a month of intense prayer and fasting, has been especially trying for American Muslims this summer: Other than the heat, the small community has been grappling with the aftermath of the massacre in Orlando and the presumptive Republican Party candidate Donald Trump’s call to ban all Muslims from entering the United States, not to mention multiple Islamic State attacks on the eve of Eid al-Fitr, the otherwise joyous celebration of the end of the month. More...

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17 juillet 2016

Global academic collaboration: a new form of colonisation?

By Hanne Kirstine Adriansen. Higher education in Africa is as old as the pyramids in Egypt. But the continent’s ancient institutions have long disappeared. The type of higher education that’s delivered in Africa today, from curriculum to degree structure and the languages of instruction, is rooted in colonialism. This has led many to question whether African universities are still suffering from a sort of colonisation – of the mind. More...

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17 juillet 2016

There’s more than practice to becoming a world-class expert

By D. Zachary Hambrick and Fredrik Ullén. Some people are dramatically better at activities like sports, music and chess than other people. More...

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17 juillet 2016

Why debt-free college will not solve the real problems in America’s higher education system

By David H. Feldman and Robert B. Archibald. On July 6, Hillary Clinton took a half-step toward Bernie Sanders’ free public college tuition plan. She proposed partnering with states to zero out tuition by 2020 for families making US$125,000 or less. More...

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