Americans Still Believe in Higher Ed's 'Public Good' Survey finds broad support for government funding of colleges, and recognition of value for society as well as individuals. By Doug Lederman July 17, 2018 Most political discussion of higher education these days...
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Conferencia del ex Presidente Obama en honor de Mandela
NEWS DESK - THE NEW YORKER THE NELSON MANDELA LECTURE By Barack Obama, July 18, 2018 President Obama speaks in Johannesburg on the hundredth anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s birth.Photograph by STR / EPA-EFE / REX / Shutterstock On July 17th, former President Obama...
Sobre el síndrome de la productividad visto desde las humanidades
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Reforma al financiamiento de la educación terciaria en California
As California Goes? The biggest and perhaps least likely state to try performance funding will tie billions of dollars for community colleges to measures of student success, a plan faculty groups say will punish students and colleges. By Paul Fain June 12, 2018 With...
En defensa de las artes liberales
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La historia del (exitoso) sistema de educación superior de EEUU
The Exceptionalism of American Higher Education May 17, 2018 DAVID F. LABAREEEvery major performance indicator has America's universities leading the world. Unfortunately for those who seek to emulate the US system, the American model reflects unique historical,...
Educación superior Tecnológica hacia 2040
TECHNOLOGY This Is What Georgia Tech Thinks College Will Look Like in 2040 By Beth McMurtrie MAY 11, 2018 PREMIUM The Georgia Institute of Technology has a fondness for bold experiments. It created the nation’s largest online master’s program in computer science,...
Homenaje en recuerdo de Tom Wolfe
White Suit, Gray Eminence When I first encountered Tom Wolfe By Lawrence Biemiller MARCH 31, 2006 The exclamation points — how could I have forgotten the exclamation points? Two in the first two sentences, 10 on the third page, seven in a mere five lines on page 11....
Trabajo académico bajo el managerialismo
Are You in a BS Job? In Academe, You’re Hardly Alone Specta Films C.E.P.E.C., Les Films de Mon Oncle By David Graeber MAY 06, 2018 PREMIUM Iwould like to write about the bullshitization of academic life: that is, the degree to which those involved in teaching...
IA en la educción superior
How A.I. Is Infiltrating Every Corner of the Campus In enrollment, advising, and campus facilities, the revolution is spreading fast By Lee Gardner APRIL 08, 2018 PREMIUMWhen Donald Markus Hogue first came to the University of Texas at Austin, in 2012, he spent eight...
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¿Y si las universidades fueran tiendas y los estudiantes los clientes?
Si el aula fuera una tienda, emitiríamos recibos por la confusión y ofreceríamos reembolsos por la tardía comprensión....
Entrevista con Paula Escobar – CNN
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No toda violencia es la misma violencia
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Académicos en plataformas
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