Honing the University Party's Growth Agenda September 16th, 2019 - Alex Usher It’s election season, and so everyone is trotting out promises and coming up with manifestos. These manifestos are lists of specific promised policy initiatives, but they are also –...
La economía como disciplina: encrucijadas
The Economists' New Clothes? With economists struggling to derive credible explanations of macroeconomic conditions from the prevailing models, those who have long criticized the discipline for its scientific pretensions are feeling vindicated. And it remains to be...
Eric Posner, Libros recientes sobre meritocracia en USA
The Meritocracy Muddle Sep 13, 2019 ERIC POSNER Populist resentment against "elites" is a recurring feature of modern democracy, owing to the fact that popular sovereignty is at odds with the careful management of increasingly complex economies. But what causes public...
Media Lab del MIT: Fantasía y realidad
Hype vs. Reality at the MIT Media Lab By Nell Gluckman September 11, 2019 Cambridge, Mass. It was a validating moment for Caleb Harper. Norman Foster, the renowned architect who designed Apple’s circular headquarters, had come to the Massachusetts Institute of...
OCDE Panorama de la Educación 2019
By Marie-Hélène Doumet Senior Analyst, OECD Directorate for Education and Skills Education at a Glance report provides a comprehensive overview of education systems in OECD member and partner countries, including detailed indicators across all levels of education –...
¿Por qué no la gratuidad? Una reflexión desde USA
Free Public College Is a Terrible Idea By Brian Rosenberg SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 PREMIUM Now that the race for the Democratic nomination for president is becoming more serious, it is time to take an equally serious look at the proposal for tuition-free public college...
¿Existe el mérito y hay meritocracia?
Does meritocracy stall social mobility, entrench an undeserving elite, and undermine trust in higher education? Joan Wong for The Chronicle September 13, 2019 That seems to be the emerging bipartisan consensus. “On the evidence we have, the meritocratic ideal ends up...
Historia del sistema universitario argentino
“Historia del sistema universitario argentino” 11 septiembre, 2019 Viedma.- (APP) El viernes 20 de septiembre se estrena la serie en Canal Encuentro. Desde ese día, se emitirá cada viernes, a las 19.30. La serie producida por el Consejo Interuniversitario Nacional...
Acusación constitucional contra ministra de educación
Abogados constitucionalistas analizan los cinco puntos del libelo presentado el jueves: Expertos debaten sobre mérito jurídico de la acusación a la ministra Marcela Cubillos Señalan que hechos no revisten “envergadura tan grave” y cuestionan que se busque sancionar...
Acusación constitucional incongruente: ¿Y cuándo hablaremos de educación?
Publicado el 04 de septiembre, 2019 José Joaquín Brunner: Acusación constitucional incongruente: ¿Y cuándo hablaremos de educación? Tendremos la ocasión de escuchar los ruidos de una riña en vez de asistir a una confrontación de ideas, proyectos y visiones...
Convenios regionales / global de reconocimiento de títulos
Qualification recognition treaty: A ‘game changer’ for HE Nic Mitchell 15 March 2024 Refugees and students returning...
Alex Usher conversa sobre educación superior en Rusia
MARCH 21, 2024 | ALEX USHER - Higher Education Podcast Higher Education in Russia The World of Higher Education...
Política australiana para la educación superior por A lex Usher
Are We Out of Ideas? I was prepping yesterday for my podcast interview with Australian higher education expert Andrew...
¿Se lee aun a los clásicos literarios?
Los clásicos literarios en las aulas: ‘ubi sunt?’ Cuadra muy bien con el pensamiento de posiciones reaccionarias, que...