Re:Learning Tuesday, December 11, 2018 Sign up for this newsletter I’m Goldie Blumenstyk, a senior writer at The Chronicle of Higher Education, covering innovation in and around academe. Here’s what I’m thinking about this week: Three takes on success for liberal-arts...
El cambio de la universidad como institución formativa
How Professors Ceded Their Authority Education and moral purpose have parted ways By Chad Wellmon November 20, 2018 PREMIUM In 1904, while touring the eastern half of the United States, the German sociologist Max Weber encountered an institution that would intrigue...
Entrevista con Steven Pinker
Looking Bright The Harvard psychologist says he is no starry-eyed optimist. It’s just that the data don’t lie. Steven Pinker, a cognitive psychologist at Harvard University, maintains that by objective measures the world is heading in the right direction.CreditKayana...
Empleabilidad de graduados en USA
Young Americans need to be taught skills, not handed credentials | Financial Times https://www.ft.com/content/e5b1cba6-e41d-11e8-8e70-5e22a430c1ad 1/4 Rana Foroohar, 11/11/2018 I cannot think of a market that is more dysfunctional in America right now than education....
Más sobre discriminacion en U de Harvard, Alex Usher
HARVARD ON TRIAL NOVEMBER 5, 2018 | ALEX USHER If you’re at all interested in American higher education, you’ll no doubt have been paying some attention these last couple of weeks to the Harvard Admissions Trial. On the off chance you haven’t, here’s a quick re-cap:...
Universidad de Harvard: alegatos sobre discriminacion
¿Ofensiva trumpista contra la discriminación positiva? Un activista conservador sienta a Harvard en el banquillo para que deje de dar prioridad a negros y latinos sobre los asiáticos (como tapadera para poner fin a décadas de acción positiva) No importa si es por la...
Michael Sandel sobre Redes Sociales y otras Cosas
Michael J. Sandel: “Los ciudadanos tenemos derecho a opinar sobre cómo se gobierna Facebook” Entrevistamos al filósofo más popular del mundo, premio Princesa de Asturias, y asistimos a una de sus multitudinarias clases en Harvard IKER SEISDEDOS, 15 OCT 2018 - 10:25...
Accion afirmativa pro diversidad racial en educación superior de EEUU
DEEP DIVE With affirmative action under fire, what's the future of racial diversity on campus? A conservative court, an opposed administration and several lawsuits in progress suggest colleges relying on race-conscious admissions should be ready to change their...
Educación superior técnica y empleabilidad en USA
Associate degree holders benefit most from 'good' middle-skills jobs growth By Natalie Schwartz, Oct. 18, 2018 Dive Brief: Workers in middle-skills positions, which require more than a high school education but less than a four-year degree, now account for about a...
Ranking THES 2019
World University Rankings 2019: results announced China is now home to the best university in Asia, while France’s Sorbonne University is the highest-ranked newcomer in the table September 26, 2018 By Ellie Bothwell Browse the full results of the World University...
Instituciones: ¿dejarlas funcionar o dejaron de funcionar?
Instituciones: ¿dejarlas funcionar o dejaron de funcionar? Estamos en Chile ante un fenómeno masivo y a la vez...
Entrevista sobre educación hoy – en La Mañana Informativa de TVN
Participación de José Joaquín Brunner, director Doctorado en Educación Superior UDP, en “La Mañana Informativa” de...
Voces y argumentos en torno a resultados de la educación
Raúl Figueroa, miembro del equipo de Matthei: “La alteración de prioridades en educación, que proviene de las reformas...
Financiamiento de I&D en Finlandia
Will Finland’s big spending on R&D buy it the gift of growth? Nokia’s runaway success may have rung off a decade...