By Sean Coughlan. Is going to university a way of getting on a ladder of opportunity? Or is it a way of descending into debt that will outweigh any promised advantages?
It's a question that faces every developed economy where going to higher education has moved from an academic minority to a mainstream career pathway. More...
US Colleges and Universities Earn a Poor Grade for Civic Engagement
By Drew Stelljes. Midterm elections are complete and cross-party bickering continues. A few less D's and a handful more R's will soon occupy the halls of Congress. Citizens, young and old, report their frustrations with our nation's elected leaders. Hope and change, just a few years ago was the rally cry of a political party is now fodder for mocking the president. Public distrust of the U.S. Congress is at an all-time low. At the same time, scholars urge colleges and universities to invest in educating for civic knowledge, civic values and civic skills in order to produce graduates who can confront controversy with civility. Often the 21st-century university scrambles to process more students in the most efficient means possible in order to assuage concerns of the rising price tag of a college degree. More...





En 2011, 6 % des salariés des établissements de 11 salariés et plus du secteur marchand non agricole, soit 600 000 personnes, ont déclaré détenir au moins un mandat d’élu titulaire ou suppléant, ou de délégué syndical. Le nombre de mandats de représentants du personnel titulaires est estimé à 767 000. Présents depuis plus longtemps que leurs collègues, les représentants du personnel sont en outre plus syndiqués : un tiers des salariés syndiqués détiennent au moins un mandat.