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5 août 2015

Is student loan debt really a crisis?

By Robert Kelchen. Americans owed nearly US$1.2 trillion in student loan debt as of March 2015, more than three times the amount of debt from just a decade ago. Part of this increase in debt is due to more students attending college, but part can also be attributed to just the borrower holding more debt. More...

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5 août 2015

Mirror, mirror: reflections on race and the visage of higher education in America

By Nancy Cantor. The geography and frequency of these horrors is bewildering. We do not recognize ourselves as we search the mirror for the America we think we know: of e pluribus unum (out of many, one), equal rights, equal opportunity and the pursuit of happiness. More...

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5 août 2015

American universities: reclaiming our role in society

By Andrew J Hoffman and Andrew Maynard. American universities are facing a crisis of relevance. There is, quite simply, a growing tension between their internal cultures and their role within society.
But the good news is that a growing number of us academics are taking this issue head on, exploring a broader range of models for what it means to be a scholar within society, and challenging old models that stand in the way of such progress. More...

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5 août 2015

The business of rankings: did the US News & World Report make substantial mistakes?

By Kevin Welner. Here’s an easy task: choose between the following two schools for your child.
School #1 provides high-quality instruction and strong supports in order to academically accelerate students and challenge them to take difficult courses.
School #2 provides high-quality instruction but doesn’t push students to do more than what is normally expected.
If you’re an actual parent, you probably prefer school #1.
But if you’re US News & World Report, selecting the “Best High Schools” in America, you apparently prefer school #2. More...

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5 août 2015

Is academic freedom a license to provoke without consequences?

By Bruce Barry. Does academic freedom entitle university professors to be as provocative as they wish when expressing their views on issues of the day?
This question has come alive with three recent cases involving professors making politically charged – some would say incendiary – statements on controversial issues. More...

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5 août 2015

Why graduate school is outdated

By Leonard Cassuto. Arthur Levine, the head of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, has been a vituperative critic of teacher education programs for years. His recent announcement that he’s partnering with MIT to start a new teacher education graduate degree program has brought new attention to these teacher training programs – and to teacher training generally. More...

The students of University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, Stamford University, Daffodil International University, State University, East West University, took part in the protest rally under the banner of “No VAT on education” on Wednesday - See more at: http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2015/jul/01/no-vat-education-students-demand#sthash.D8DQqu8q.dpuf

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5 août 2015

No VAT on education, students demand

The students of University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, Stamford University, Daffodil International University, State University, East West University, took part in the protest rally under the banner of “No VAT on education” on Wednesday. More...

The students of University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, Stamford University, Daffodil International University, State University, East West University, took part in the protest rally under the banner of “No VAT on education” on Wednesday - See more at: http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2015/jul/01/no-vat-education-students-demand#sthash.D8DQqu8q.dpuf

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5 août 2015

Why the US govt let trade schools become diploma mills

In a salutary tale for Australia, many in the US are asking how trade schools went from being places that trained mechanics and hair stylists to making billions on Wall Street in just a decade? And if the industry is as predatory as the Education Department and many politicians suggest, why didn’t they stop it?
In 1990, there wasn’t a single publicly traded college. More...

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5 août 2015

South Korea launches African economic development scheme

By Judith Ugwumadu. South Korea has launched a development programme with eight different African governments that will focus on improving local skills in order to enhance economic growth across the continent. More...

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5 août 2015

Academy to partner universities, institutions on anti-corruption

The Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria (ACAN) on Monday pledged to partner with Nigerian Universities and other institutions to curb corruption and restore integrity in the education sector. More...

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