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21 avril 2016

Recommitting to Lincoln’s Vision: An Educational Compact for the 21st Century

Public higher education is key to U.S. educational infrastructure and the foundation of competiveness. As centers of learning, culture, research, and entrepreneurship, these institutions drive social mobility and economic growth. Yet over the past decade, state funding to these universities has declined precipitously, forcing campuses across the country to make difficult choices about institutional spending and resource allocation. More...

20 avril 2016

National Research Council axes massive reorganization — leaving staff ‘sitting on their thumbs’

By Tom Spears. There is a shortage of indigenous teachers in Manitoba. This is an issue all political parties in the election campaign should address.
The Indigenous Teacher Education Coalition asserts employing more indigenous teachers is central to the push to improve academic outcomes for Manitoba’s indigenous students. More...

20 avril 2016

UPEI researcher studies families of Maritimers working in Alberta

cbc masthead logoBy Mitch Cormier. From snowbirds with clipped wings to preachers talking to empty churches, Maritimers are fuelling Alberta's oil patch — at a cost, according to new research underway on P.E.I. and in Cape Breton. More...

20 avril 2016

Brandon University sexual assault victims forced to sign contract that keeps them silent

cbc masthead logoBy Riley Laychuk. Victims of sexual assault at Brandon University are required to sign a behavioural contract that forces them to say nothing about the assault except to counsellors. More...

20 avril 2016

Canadian education a bargain for U.S. students

Go to the Globe and Mail homepageBy Shannon Moneo. Canada’s diminished dollar and the possible presidency of a pumped-up Trump have the potential to prompt U.S. business students to look north, especially those with dual citizenship. Read more...
19 avril 2016

Student Activists Join the Fray in Brazil

http://cdn05.masterstudies.com/img/logo/Masters-Degree-ms-en.pngBy Joanna Hughes. With Latin America spiraling into a massive recession and rampant allegations of government corruption, unrest is high. Leading the charge, according to a report from the International Business Times? The young, wealthy and well-educated. More...

19 avril 2016

US eases educational travel to Cuba, $1m for 100k Strong

By Beckie Smith. Students in the US are now permitted to visit Cuba to conduct “people-to-people educational travel”, under new rules announced ahead of President Obama’s visit to Havana this week. Obama has also announced new Cuba-specific funding for the 100,000 Strong in the Americas initiative to support regional cooperation and study abroad opportunities. More...

18 avril 2016

Former university leaders raise flag over funding

The system for funding American flagship public universities is “gradually breaking down”, said Robert J Birgeneau, a former chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, and the co-chair of a two-year project to examine the role of public research universities and recommend changes to help them stay competitive, writes Mikhail Zinshteyn for The Hechinger Report. Read more...

16 avril 2016

Disruptive innovation and competition in Latin America and the Caribbean

By James Mancini. ”Disruptive innovation” is a popular term among researchers, businesses, consultancies and journalists discussing market change. While there is some debate about the precise application of the term, the phenomenon it describes is redefining markets around the world and the Latin American and Caribbean region is no exception. More...

15 avril 2016

The Myth of Kinder, Gentler College Admissions

Résultat de recherche d'images pour "observer.com logo"By . The college admissions process is stressful, often absurdly so. It is also unfair—but not in ways that most people realize—and certainly not in ways that most parents, college administrators and policy-makers would agree on. As the process draws to a close for the high school class of 2016—and is just kicking into high gear for the next group of anxious kids and parents—it makes sense to dispel some myths surrounding the mysterious process. More...
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