By Brendan O’Malley. The overwhelming majority of Canadians believes in the importance of university research for Canada’s future as an innovation leader, according to a new survey. More...By Brendan O’Malley. The American Council on Education and 29 other higher education associations submitted an amicus brief last Monday to the United States Supreme Court in the case examining President Donald Trump's second attempt to ban refugees and immigrants from six Muslim-majority countries from entering the US. More...
Created in 2012 as an executive action by Obama after multiple failed attempts to pass a similar law in Congress, DACA grants stays for undocumented immigrants who entered the US prior to their 16th birthdays (and before 2007), attended school and/or joined the military, and have no serious crimes on their record. More...
The municipality of Puebla, Mexico, held the ‘Smart City Expo LATAM Congress’ on 27 June, offering participants a great opportunity to exchange knowledge for developing sustainable and smart cities in Mexico in particular and Latin America in general. More...
Austerity has signalled several political and cultural changes in the past ten years. One frequent and highly criticised change has been the increasing privatisation that has occurred as part of the agenda. This has occurred in most levels of formal education. One related, but under-investigated, aspect of austerity has been the feature of privacy that has worked to enable the increasing privatisation. In this essay, we attempt to unpack how what we refer to as austerity-privacy has enabled formal education – specifically Canadian universities – to withdraw from critical public discourses. More...
Suggestions of Russian interference, military posturing, a sacked FBI Director’s testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee and speculation about ‘secret tapes’. Given these are among the dramas which have beset the presidency of Donald Trump, it is perhaps understandable that the international media has been kept enthralled by plotlines which wouldn’t be out of place in a spy thriller. Yet while the Administration’s higher profile scandals have hogged most of the headlines, the implementation of President Trump’s agenda domestically has also caused some concern, including in relation higher education. More...
Applying for financial aid can sometimes feel like shooting in the dark: How do you know whether you’ll qualify and for how much? The Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) is taking a giant step toward improved transparency thanks to a revamped financial assistance program set to debut in September of 2017, according to Maclean’s. More...
Hundreds of higher education leaders, from the Ivy League to community colleges and advocacy groups, have vowed to protect students on their campuses affected by the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, programme – announced on 5 September – and have urged congress to pass new legislation before the programme expires in March, writes Simona Chiose for The Globe and Mail. More...By Mary Beth Marklein. United States President Donald Trump’s decision last week to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, programme for undocumented immigrants without a clear legislative solution leaves them unable to enrol in college or university and prompted stern rebukes from US higher education leaders. More...By William G Tierney. The University of Southern California or USC recently opened a new campus – ‘USC Village’ – adjacent to the main campus in downtown Los Angeles. The three-year undertaking is the largest development in USC’s history, cost US$700 million, and is an interesting mix of a private-public partnership. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
