By Margaret Andrews. As the late MIT economist Rudi Dornbusch once said, “... things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then they happen faster than you thought they could.”By Margaret Andrews. Strategy is part idea, part analysis, part insight, part planning, part drive, and part leadership. And a big part of leadership is inspiring greatness in yourself and others. There are so many great, inspiring readings and videos out there and Dave Kerpen has taken the time to curate some of his favorites on LinkedIn. There are a few obvious videos/speeches missing from the list, but it is a wonderful curation. Read more...
By Tracy Mitrano. Sometimes what is most interesting about attention to an issue is not the attention itself but what it spurs and stimulates subsequently. That has been my experience since the NYT published the article about hacking on university networks. Discussion within Cornell and on national list services raises a number of questions and illuminates aspects of our work that may not have been present to us in such bold relief. Read more...By Tracy Mitrano. I have written enough about this issue that has no need of rehearsing here. So allow my comments on yesterday's vote to be brief. Fix the Electronic Communications Privacy Act in such a way that Internet technologies will comport with Fourth Amendment jurisprudence to correct the most significant problems inherent in the "Patriot Act." Read more...
By Ola Salem. Emiratis have been appointed as directors at branches of the Higher Colleges of Technology in five cities. They replace expatriates who held the posts at campuses in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai, Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah. Mohammed Al Shamsi, HCT chancellor, said the appointments reflected directives by the country's leadership to promote and support Emiratisation. Read more...
By Bradley Cornelius. In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Anne Gerritsen of the University of Warwick traces globalization to its sixteenth-century roots. 
. While there has been considerable attention by policymakers on federal student loan interest rates taken out for the 2013-2014 academic year, outstanding student loan debt owed by existing borrowers continues to swell. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau estimates that outstanding debt is approaching $1.2 trillion as of May 2013. We also estimate that student loans guaranteed or held by the federal government have now crossed the $1 trillion mark. Last year, the Bureau released findings based on our research on the student loan market, revealing that total outstanding student loans were approximately $1 trillion as of the end of 2011. The 20% growth in student loan debt from the end of 2011 to May 2013 has been much faster than growth in revolving credit products (predominantly credit cards), which increased from $843 billion to $857 billion – an increase of less than 2%. Student loans now comprise the second largest form of consumer debt behind home mortgages. Read more...
Cinq accords universitaires et scientifiques ont été signés entre la France et la Corée. Objectif: stimuler des partenariats structurants au plus haut niveau entre les établissements d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche des deux pays. Penki akademiniai ir mokslo susitarimai buvo pasirašyti tarp Prancūzijos ir Korėjoje. Tikslas: Skatinti struktūrizavimas partnerystę aukščiausiu lygiu tarp aukštojo mokslo ir mokslinių tyrimų institucijų abiejų šalių. Daugiau...
Anant Agarwal, president of edX, one of the major providers of massive open online courses, appeared on "The Colbert Report" this week, where he faced some questions on MOOCs that journalists had previously failed to ask him, at least not the Stephen Colbert way. After Agarwal explained the basic concept of MOOCs, Colbert asked if he was talking about the University of Phoenix. Read more.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
