View as Webpage Best of-Student Stereotypes in Four Graphs October 11th, 2019 - Alex Usher A steady travel itinerary has limited Alex's writing time, so we present this "Best of," from 2012, drawing on HESA's CanEd Student Research Panel. While some findings might be...
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EEUU: Gratuidad o becas en plataformas electorales de candidatos presidenciales
The Moderates' Alternative to Free College Joe Biden becomes latest Democratic presidential hopeful to call for huge increases in the federal Pell Grant program instead of free college policies favored by standard bearers on the left. By Andrew Kreighbaum, October 9,...
Ideas de izquierda en gran confusión
José Joaquín Brunner: Ideas de izquierda en gran confusión El estatus de esta desmadejada alianza es de por sí fantasmagórico: no tiene existencia legal ni política, solo un pasado común; no se halla respaldada por un pacto; carece de un programa; incluso su nombre no...
Medir la experiencia de los estudiantes
An Author of ‘Academically Adrift’ Strikes Again Last week Richard Arum, a co-author of the influential book “Academically Adrift,” unveiled an effort to measure the complexity of learning inside the classroom. The kickoff event took place at the U. of California at...
Libro reciente: Is College Merely Helping Those Who Need Help Least?
Is College Merely Helping Those Who Need Help Least? By Tara Westover THE YEARS THAT MATTER MOST How College Makes or Breaks Us By Paul Tough I am — to capitulate fully to the nomenclature — a “first gen,” meaning a first-generation college graduate. For me, as for...
El valor del pregrado: estudio en los EEUU
Assessing the Value of an Undergrad Degree A new study from Academically Adrift's co-author seeks to evaluate a broad range of student experiences and outcomes as well as new ways to measure learning. By Lilah Burke September 27, 2019 3 COMMENTS...
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...
¿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...
Enseñando a la Generación Z
Teaching Generation Z: a biting blizzard or a breath of fresh air The current generation of students often come under fire for supposedly being excessively brittle and demanding. But does the reality bear that out, and what are the teaching techniques to which they...
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Gasto en investigación de China
El gasto en investigación de China supera al de Estados Unidos pese a la vacilante economía Los analistas predicen que...
S. Schwartzman: El nuevo Sputnik
El nuevo Sputnik Por Simon Schwartzman, 11 de abril de 2025, 6:25 a. m. (Traducción automática de Google) (Publicado...
16 de abril: Inauguración Año Académico UGM 2025
La Universidad Gabriela Mistral invita a conectarse a la Inauguración del Año Académico 2025 con una Clase Magistral...
Peña, Krauze y El País: Mario Vargas Llosa
Mario Vargas Llosa (1936-2025) Carlos Peña: "Escribir era, pues, un acto político y no cabía más que responsabilizarse...