Par Orientations. L’ouverture ce jour du portail APB n’est que la première étape de la longue route vers la première année du supérieur. Petit récapitulatif des échéances à ne surtout pas oublier. Voir l'article...
Le gouvernement mise sur apprentissage et professionnalisation
Par Orientations. « L’apprentissage est une filière de réussite et une filière d’excellence. » Le message est clair. Lors de ses vœux adressés au Conseil économique, social et environnemental (Cese), lundi 18 janvier, François Hollande a présenté les détails de son plan d’urgence pour l’emploi. Voir l'article...
Measure of Internationalization?
By Robin Matross Helms and Laura E. Rumbley. The new International Outlook Ranking (IOR), also referred to as the International Universities Ranking, presents quite a different list than the overall World University Rankings (WUR). Very few universities ranked high in one are also listed high in the other— 14 out of the top 25 in the WUR list (six American, six UK, one Canadian, and one Swiss university) are also ranked in the International Outlook Ranking. Read more...
National Policies for Internationalization – Do They Work?
By Robin Matross Helms and Laura E. Rumbley. We recently tackled the question of national policies and other issues in a report produced by our respective organizations, the American Council on Education’s Center for Internationalization and Global Engagement and the Boston College Center for International Higher Education. We first gathered examples of policies from around the world – no small task, it turns out – and developed a categorization scheme to make sense of the wide variety we encountered. Read more...
Guest Review: 'Fractals,' an Essay Collection by William Bradley
By Oronte. William Bradley’s Fractals, a collection of memoiristic essays, falls under the reflective form. These essays are engaged with the mind at work, and we follow Bradley as he ventures around the contours of his thoughts. Read more...
Director of Digital Engagement
By Eric Stoller. It started with a random tweet from Wonkhe - the UK's premier site for higher education policy, politics, and analysis. The tweet mentioned a London-based higher education search firm called Minerva. Read more...
The Future of UK Higher Education
By Eric Stoller. When I moved to the UK I utilized social media to listen, learn, and engage with as many higher education practitioners, institutions, organizations, and news outlets as I possibly could. Read more...
2016 Challenges and Opportunities
By Eric Stoller. Kevin Kruger, the president of NASPA, shared his thoughts this week on the road ahead for the student affairs profession in 2016. The list of thoughts and predictions is a necessary read for anyone who works in higher education. Read more...
Math Geek Mom: Names and License Plates
By Rosemarie Emanuele. At least one undergraduate text book in “Abstract Algebra” uses the word “cubbyholes” to describe the process of sorting sets of numbers (and other things!) into mathematical “groups” so as to better understand them. I found myself thinking of this recently when I read something from a fellow blogger discussing the name by which her students call her. Read more...
Math Geek Mom: Powerball Probabilities
By Rosemarie Emanuele. It is sometimes said that the lottery is a “tax on those who don’t understand Mathematics.” I found myself repeating that phrase recently (often with a tone of superiority in my voice) as people around me scrambled to buy tickets to the Powerball lottery this past week. Read more...