By Fiona Hunter and Neil Sparnon. Increased international efforts generally lead to a recognition of the need for greater international visibility and enhanced capacity to attract international talent. An issue that regularly emerges when, as consultants, we work through SWOT exercises with institutions is concern around the international section of the website. Read more...
By Liz Reisberg. It is beyond any doubt that modern economies need an educated work force, but the assumption that a university degree continues to be the only way to achieve that goal needs to be reconsidered. Read more...
By Marcelo Knobel. In 2015, the Brazilian for-profit private sector in Higher Education registered a net income of R$ 49.3 billion (around US$ 14 billion). About 36% of this number comes from the 12 biggest educational groups. Read more...
By Gwendolyn Beetham. “If not now, I say, when?” This was the answer given by Shirley Chisholm when running for the for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in 1972. One of the three women profiled by Ellen Fitzpatrick in her book The Highest Glass Ceiling: Women’s Quest for the American Presidency, as the first black woman to attempt the nomination, Chisholm had both sexism and racism to content with. More...
By Gwendolyn Beetham. This was going to be a very different review, and perhaps it could be, if the events of recent weeks hadn’t offered such visible and horrific evidence of the historic and systemic racism of the United States. More...
By Laura Tropp. I have been watching too much Olympic coverage. As I listened to the commentary during gymnastics competition, I couldn’t help but wonder what it would be like if teaching were judged in the same way as the Olympics. Read more...
By Laura Tropp. By now, many people have seen the video of Trump yelling at a baby and its mother at one his campaign stops. Read more...
By Laura Tropp. In light of recent accusations of plagiarism within portions of speeches delivered at the Republican National Convention this week, I thought it would be helpful for me to offer a perspective from the ivory towers of academia. Read more...
By Rosemarie Emanuele. One of the central concepts in Economics is the idea of “comparative advantage.” This idea, which originates from those who founded the discipline, says that people and countries should build on their strengths and do what they do best. Read more...
By Rosemarie Emanuele. In the next week, classes will begin for both me and my daughter. This means that the summer is now officially over, and “the year” begins. As this transition happens, I reflect on what experiences this summer brought with it, as I mourn its passing. Read more...
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