There’s no disputing that many African countries’ education systems are in trouble. Despite significant investment and some improvements linked to the push to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, children in large parts of Africa are simply not being well taught or learning what is needed as they progress through the school system. More...
The evidence is clear: education changes lives, in ways that are often not fully understood.
For instance, quality education can help you live a longer, healthier life. This is because education equips you to approach health on a rational, informed basis stripped of superstition. Your own education can benefit others’ health, too: research from Malawi has showed that having educated people as close neighbours enhances your health. More...
Various programmes have been developed to help scholars engage in multidisciplinary research. One of them is the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA). The aim of the programme is to build a critical mass of effective researchers to improve health outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa. More...
Digital platforms and channels offer marketers jaw-dropping opportunity for efficiently targeting and managing your media campaigns. But are your approval protocols and business operations compromising your media strategy’s success. More...
But as a result of recent changes at Facebook, higher ed social media strategists will have to work harder for their content to reach stakeholders. More...
There’s never a good time for a crisis, but the months leading up to May 1, the all-important decision (and deposit) day, are particularly inconvenient. They are also prime time for crises to break, and if January has been an indication of how the rest of the spring semester will go, institutions should prepare for an extended media relations balancing act. More...
There is little more critical to marketing success than the ability to listen. Reaching audiences, building trust and motivating action demand a keen awareness of the perceptions and conversations surrounding a brand. More...
These days, my colleagues and I are encouraged to see so many institutions of higher education paying attention to the voice of their brands and thinking about how to write effectively across campus. What we don’t see discussed, however, is editorial style—a topic that, granted, isn’t nearly as sexy but merits some attention. More...
By Kenneth C. Green. February is a busy time in the academic hiring cycle. This is when departmental and institutional committees scour resumes and interview candidates for faculty and administrative positions that will typically begin not in the coming weeks (as would be the case with off-campus, non-academic jobs) but for the coming academic year that, depending on the position and campus calendar, begins in July, August, or September. More...
By Margaret Andrews. It’s hard to think about the future of management education without thinking about the future of work. In case you haven’t noticed, there is no shortage of predictions about the future of work. Any reputable consulting firm has a report out on the future of work, including McKinsey, Bain & Company, BCG, Deloitte, and PwC. More...
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