Persuading High School Students November 23, 2016, Alex Usher Over the years, a lot of people have surveyed incoming university students to find out why they chose a particular institution. Most of these surveys contain a battery of questions about influencers: i.e....
Educación superior y crecimiento económico: Una visión realista
The Economic Growth Imperative Posted on May 8, 2015 by Alex Usher A quick note: the OTTSYD will be on brief hiatus next week, as I’ll be in Japan and won’t have regular access to my computer. Not to worry, though, we’ll pick back up on the 18th. Anyways: I was asked...
Horas de trabajo: ¿dentro/fuera de la oficina en la academia?
Offices Posted on February 24, 2015 by Alex Usher Here’s a stat I’d really like to see: how much time do professors spend in their offices? There’s been an enormous shift in the way people work over the past thirty years. Digitization of documents and the...
Curso avanzado sobre costos universitarios de Alex Usher
Entre los días 19 y 23 de enero de 2015, Alex Usher publica en su blog académico un pequeño curso elemental, en Chile sería avanzado, sobre economía de la sala de clase (universitaria) según lo llama él. Sin duda, un aporte directo para el debate que comenzará a la...
Más sobre Ranking THE
Those Times Higher Education World Rankings (2013-14 Edition) Posted on October 4, 2013 by Alex Usher So, yesterday saw the release of the latest round of the THE rankings. They were a bit of a damp squib, and not just for Canadian schools (which really didn’t move...
Rankings: cómo cambiar y mejorar
Dos breves reflexiones de A. Usher sobre los rankings universitarios aparecidos ayer y hoy en el Blog de HESA. Rankings Touchiness (Part 1) Posted on February 5, 2013 by Alex Usher The last decade or so has seen a lot of brouhaha about rankings, especially...
Qué traerá consigo el segundo gobierno Trump
The second Trump term: Higher education braces for impact Nathan M Greenfield 08 November 2024 ‘Professors are the...
Conversaciones en torno al fogón
Ao pé da lareira By Simon Schwartzman on Nov 08, 2024 04:17 pm (Publicado em O Estado de São Paulo, 8 de novembro,...
Asia: Empleabilidad de graduados
Are universities to blame for rising youth unemployment in Asia? The rise of Asian higher education has coincided with...
Cómo hacer quen las cosas esté cada día un poco peor
One Thought to Start Your Day NOVEMBER 4, 2024 | ALEX USHER Enshittification as Strategy Many of you seem amused by my...